Supreme Court Nomination News & Commentary
August 2, 2005

Groups Take Roberts Campaign to Voters - Hope Yen, Associated Press
Dems Vow Not to Take Out Bolton Anger on Roberts - J. Lakely & S. Dinan, Wash Times
Privilege at Stake With Nominees - Peter Baker, Wash Post
Democrats Seek Nominee's Deputy Solicitor General Case Files
- Robert Pear, NY Times

August 1, 2005

A Charter Member of Reagan Vanguard - R.Smith, A. Goldstein & J. Becker, Wash Post
Roberts Could Swing High Court Toward Greater Executive Power - S. Gorman, Balt Sun
Roberts Hearings Test Specter-Leahy Old Cordiality - M. Reston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
On a Big Issue, Little Is Known - Charles Lane, Washington Post
'Hapless Toad' Case Shows How Roberts Thinks - Bob Egelko, San Fran Chronicle

July 29, 2005

Democrats Request Files Involving Court Pick - David Kirkpatrick, NY Times
Landrieu 'Very Impressed' With Roberts - Bruce Alpert, NO Times-Picayune
The White House Makes Its First Mistake - National Review
Senators Demand Roe Be Upheld - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
7 Dem Women Want To Know Stand On Privacy - Carolyn Lochhead, SF Chronicle
Kennedy Raises Issue of Civil Rights - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
In Records, a Privately Blunt Roberts Showed Public Tact - J. Glater, NY Times
Turf War Is Control of Papers - Peter Grier, CS Monitor
Privilege Claim May Not Apply to Roberts Papers - David Savage, Los Angeles Times

July 28, 2005

Judicial Restraint A Theme in Early Memos - Henderson & McCaffrey, Houston Chronicle
Roberts Documents Reveal A Conservative - CNN
An Advocate for the Right - David Rosenbaum, New York Times
Democrats Seek Roberts's View on Roe - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
No Clear Answer on Questioning Views - Charles Babington, Washington Post
Struggle Over Memos Intensifies - Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
Media War Still Just a Rumble
- Mark Memmott, USA Today

July 26, 2005

Democrats to Delay Roberts Hearings - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
White House to Release Early Roberts Papers - Baker & Babington, Washington Post
Skirmish Over a Query About Roberts's Faith - David Kirkpatrick, New York Times
Bush Camp Looks to Roberts' Dem Friends For Help - Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Balt Sun
Cornyn Visits With Supreme Court Nominee - Associated Press

July 25, 2005

Democrats to Press Roberts on Issues - Dan Balz, Washington Post
Clash Likely Over Roberts Documents - Rick Klein, Boston Globe
Roberts Was Ready at Every Turn - R. Serrano, D. Savage & R. Schmitt, LA Times
Roberts Listed in Federalist Society '97-98 Directory - Charles Lane, Washington Post
Senate's Judiciary Committee key for Roberts - Maeve Reston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Schumer Warms to Roberts Call - Thomas DeFrank, New York Daily News
Bush Pick Gives Democrats Tough Choice - Michael Hedges, Houston Chronicle
Roberts Blends Low-Key Style, High Ambition - Peter Grier, CS Monitor
Unraveling the Twists & Turns of the Path to a Nominee - Peter Baker, Washington Post
Specter A Central Figure In Confirmation Battle - Jill Zuckman, Chicago Tribune

July 23-24, 2005

Few Have Felt Beat of Roberts's Political Heart - M. Grunwald & A. Goldstein, Wash Post
Armies Ready for Court Battle but Are Unable to Find a Fight - E. Bumiller, NY Times
Roberts Could Tilt To Right Of Court - Gail Gibson, Baltimore Sun
Roberts' Rule: Reach For The Top - T. Jones, A. Zajac & A. Martin, Chicago Tribune
Roberts Excelled as an Advocate Before Court - Charles Lane, Washington Post
Only in America, Abortion Wars Sour Supreme Court Battle - AFP
White House Opposes Release of Roberts Memos - Peter Kaplan, Reuters
His Conservative Roots - T. Brune & M. Young, Newsday
Like Father, Like Son? Not On Court Picks - Robert Hillman, Dallas Morning News

July 22, 2005

Gang Of 14: Filibuster Unlikely - Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
Democrats Demand Legal Papers - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Activists Lacking Allies in Battle - Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
Big Push For Judge Surprises Liberals - J. Curl & J. Lakely, Washington Times
Hearings' Topic A May Be a Surprise - Charles Babington, Washington Post
In His Opinions, Nominee Favors Judicial Caution
- Adam Liptak, New York Times
Hot-Button Issues Will Be on Court's Front Burner - David Savage, Los Angeles Times
The Nominee As a Young Pragmatist - Jo Becker and Amy Argetsinger, Washington Post
Poll: 52% want to know Roberts' abortion stance - Will Lester, Associated Press
Nominee's Wife Is A Feminist After Her Own Heart - Hanna Rosin, Washington Post

July 21, 2005

51% Call Choice of Roberts "Excellent or Good" - Bill Nichols & Kathy Kiely, USA Today
Senate GOP Rallies for Roberts - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Dems: Nominee Will Be Hard to Defeat - Peter Baker & Charles Babington, Wash Post
Don't Look For a Borking - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
Democratic Filibuster of Roberts Unlikely - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
Political Fight Begins for Roberts Nomination - Liza Porteus, FOX News
Court Pick Is Dilemma For The Dems - Geoff Earle, The Hill
Democrats Vow to Learn Roberts' Abortion Views - Rick Klein, Boston Globe
Democrats Forgo Discord on Court Pick, at Least for Now - Maura Reynolds, LA Times
Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law - Todd Purdum, New York Times
How Conservative Is Roberts? - Joan Biskupic, Toni Locy & Richard Willing, USA Today
Judging Roberts - Stephen Henderson, Philadelphia Inquirer
Court Nominee In the Eye of the Blogger Swarm - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
Roberts Gave GOP Advice in 2000 Recount - G. Fineout & Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald
Conservatives Prepared To Spend On Court Fight - Stephen Dinan, Washington Times
Campaign Is On for Roberts - Michael Fletcher and Thomas Edsall, Washington Post
Activists Mobilize, But Will They Matter? - Karen MacPherson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

July 20, 2005

Bush Pick Anchored in Modern Law - Linda Greenhouse, New York Times
A Move To the Right, An Eye to Confirmation - D. Balz & C. Lane, Washington Post
Roberts May Be the Needed Consensus Pick - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
Easy Time Seen For Judicial Nominee - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
O'Connor: Roberts Is 'First Rate' - CBS News
A Fight, Maybe, but Not a Battle - Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times
In Pursuit of Conservative Stamp - Todd Purdum, New York Times
Praise On One Side; Questions On The Other - Susan Page and Kathy Kiely, USA Today
Brilliant Legal Mind, Inconclusive Record - Carolyn Lochhead, SF Chronicle
A Moderate Manner, An Enigmatic Record - Stephen Henderson, Philadelphia Inquirer

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