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03.25.10
Appeals Court Judge Wood Draws Notice As Possible Supreme Court Pick

Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Judge Diane Wood is attracting speculation that she could be President Obama's Supreme Court nominee if Justice John Paul Stevens retires this year, USA Today reports. Stevens, who will turn 90 in April, has not chosen a full roster of legal clerks for the court term beginning in October, prompting observers to predict a pending retirement...

06.24.09
Missouri Judge Approves Summary, Cost Estimate For Abortion Ballot Proposal

Missouri Judge Patricia Joyce last week dismissed conspiracy allegations against three state officials and approved the summary and cost estimate for a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban public funding for abortions and certain types of embryonic stem cell research, the AP/St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

06.19.09
NYT/CBS News Poll Examines Public Opinion On Sotomayor, Shows Support For Abortion Rights

Three weeks after President Obama named Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee to the Supreme Court, 53% of U.S. adults say they do not know enough about her to determine whether they would support her confirmation, according to a New York Times/CBS News

06.16.09
Sen. McConnell Says Filibuster Of Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Remains Possible

Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-Ky.) said that Senate Republicans have not ruled out a filibuster on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, The Hill reports.

04.08.09
Illinois Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against State Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Dispense EC

John Belz -- the County Circuit Judge in Sangamon, Ill. -- on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against a state rule that requires pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports.

04.08.09
Illinois Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against State Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Dispense EC

John Belz -- the County Circuit Judge in Sangamon, Ill. -- on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against a state rule that requires pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports.