Speculation Centers on Clement for Court - Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Advisers Alter Court Focus - Jan Crawford Greenburg, Chicago Tribune
Conservatives Are Told It Will Not Be Gonzales - Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Bush Meets With Court Contenders - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Bush Plans Interviews With Court Candidates - Peter Baker, Washington Post
Announcement of Nominee May Be Soon - Elisabeth Bumiller, NY Times
Five From the 5th Circuit Mentioned for High Court - Lois Romano, Washington Post
Memories of Bork, Hill Make All Sides Uneasy - Maeve Reston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Property Decision Galvanizes The Right - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
The Legacy of Previous GOP Supreme Court Picks - Wall Street Journal
Will High Court Battle Lower Public's Faith in Justice? - USA Today

GOP Allies Say Bush Is Close to Court Pick - Peter Baker, Washington Post
Strong Ties Bind Players in Battle for Seat on Court - Todd Purdum, NY Times
Left's List For High Court Seen As Setup - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Specter Suggests a Look to Politics - Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
Conservatives Pin Hopes, Fears On Court Pick - Rob Hotakainen, Minnesota Star Tribune
Hispanics Split On Court Opening - Dave Montgomery Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
How Much Should Precedent Bind Judges? - Warren Richey, CS Monitor
Pillow-Talk Pressure for a Woman in O'Connor's Robe - Elisabeth Bumiller, NY Times
Five Reasons Not to Put Gonzales On the Court - Stuart Taylor, National Journal

Rehnquist Vows to Remain on Supreme Court - Gina Holland, Associated Press
Arlen Specter Is Nobody's Hero, But He Just Might Save the Day - Terrence Samuel, TAP
Chief Justice To Jackals: Nuts - Andrew Cohen, CBSNews.com
1 Spot On Supreme Court Right Now Is Better Than 2 - Doug Kmiec, National Review
The Chances of the Senate Going Nuclear Just Went Up - Rick Hasen, Election Law
McConnell Has Fans, Detractors - David Montero, Rocky Mountain News
O'Connor Urged to Reconsider Retirement - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
Text of Letter to O'Connor From Senators Boxer, Collins, Landrieu & Snowe

Win The White House, Make the Judical Nominations - Senator Orrin Hatch
Questions I Will Ask of Bush's SCOTUS Nominees - Senator Charles Schumer
Keep Court Centered, GOP Moderates Urge - Jan Crawford Greenburg, Chicago Tribune
Bush Should Pick The Person With The Biggest Brain - David Brooks, NY Times
"A Philosophical Powerhouse" - Ann Althouse, Althouse Blog
Democrats' Disarray Muddies Court Fight - Jonathan Turley, Baltimore Sun

Bush Begins Consultation With Key Senators - Dan Balz & Mike Allen, Washington Post
Bush Gets Court Advice, Some Unexpected - Kathy Kiely, USA Today
First Lady Wants Woman, 2 From Texas On The List - M. Hedges & J. Holder, HC
Senators Seeking Nominee Outside Judiciary - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
Bush Urged To Look Beyond Career Judge - Rick Klein, Boston Globe
Coloradans Push For Rebecca Love Kourlis - Karen Abbott, Rocky Mountain News
Boxer Throws Names of 2 State Justices Into the Ring - Tim Elfrink, OC Register
Gregg's Name Surfaces For High Court - Scott Brooks, New Hampshire Union Leader

Bush, Four Senators Discuss Court Vacancy - Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Bush Heeds Call To Consult - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Timing Looms Large - Geoff Earle, The Hill
Reid Doesn't Rule Out Filibuster - Carl Hulse, New York Times
GOP Aims For Speedy Hearings - Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Bork's Shadow Looms Over Court Opening - Peter Baker, Washington Post
Battle Could Make Bork, Thomas Hearings Seem Genteel - Todd Gillman, Dallas MN
With A Politician's Eye, O'Connor Led The Way - Peter Canellos, Boston Globe
Bush, Senate Should Strive for Dignified Debate on Nominees - M. Kondracke, RC
Advice on Court Picks - Manuel Miranda, Washington Times

For Liberals, High Stakes at High Court - T. Edsall & M. Fletcher, Washington Post
High Court Fight Could Heat Up Senate's Summer - Richard Simon, LA Times
How A New Justice Could Change the Court - Warren Richey, CS Monitor
White House In No Rush To Pick Court Nominee - Gail Gibson, Baltimore Sun
Specter Offers a Suggestion for Chief Justice: O'Connor - David Kirkpatrick, NY Times
A Judicial Debate Precedes Selection - Steven Thomma, Philadelphia Inquirer
Senators Split on Rehnquist Retirement - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
Supreme Court Speculation - CBS News
The Right Nominee - Washington Post Editorial

Polarized Panel Awaits Court Nominee - C. Babington & M. Allen, Washington Post
Hispanic Groups to Battle Over Nominee - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
The Case For Justice Wilkinson - George Will, Washington Post
What Bush Needs To Keep In Mind With The Court - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Bush Caught in GOP Riptide Over High Court - Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
Democrats Seek Greater Voice in Nomination - Carl Hulse, New York Times
Bush, Lawmakers To Meet on Supreme Court Pick - AFP
The Real Question Before the Court - Alan Wolfe, Boston Globe
Business Pushes Its Own Brand Of Justice - J. Birnbaum & T. Edsall, Washington Post
How the Supreme Court Sows Moral Anarchy - Robert Bork, Wall Street Journal
Bush Will Be Judged By the Justices He Picks - J. Bell & F. Cannon, Weekly Standard
Rehnquist Court Not Easily Defined By Labels - J. Crawford Greenberg, Chicago Tribune

GOP Plots Court Strategy With Rehnquist in Mind - Peter Baker, Washington Post
Out of Practice, Senate Crams for Battle Over Nominee - Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NY Times
How Much Sway Will Interest Groups Hold Over Selection? - Linda Feldman, CS Monitor
Who Will Influence Bush's Choice for the Supreme Court? - Howard Fineman, Newsweek
Pragmatism Drove Bush In Texas Judicial Choices - Lois Romano, Washington Post
Big Biz Draws Up Supreme Court Wish List - Krysten Crawford, CNN/Money
Gillespie to Campaign For Bush Court Nominee - Thomas Edsall, Washington Post
High Court Nominee Could Be Hot Election Topic - Mark Murray, MSNBC
O'Connor Departure May Alter Redistricting Law - Michael Barone, US News & WR
The Problem With Predictability - Cass Sunstein, The American Prospect
“Justice Gonzales” Supporters Fail To Make The Case - Ed Whelan, National Review
Originalist Sin - Matthew Yglesias, The American Prospect

Anxious Gonzales Courts The Right - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Timing on Court Nominee Called Key - Charlie Savage & Susan Milligan, Boston Globe
In President's Strategy, Two Prongs Collide - Dan Balz, Washington Post
Democrats Adopt O'Connor as Model for Bush Court Pick - Adam Nagourney, NY Times
High Court Nomination May Prove a Deal-Breaker - R. Brownstein & J. Hook, LA Times
Court Nominees Will Trigger Rapid Response - Gail Russell Chaddock, CS Monitor
Dems Want Talks With Bush on Nominees - Jesse Holland, Associated Press
Bush To Senate: Don't Listen to Advocacy Groups - Judy Keen, USA Today
Divisive Issue Is Decisive for Some - Charles Lane, Washington Post
Cornyn Taking Lead On Confirmation Process - Samantha Levine, Houston Chroncile
Specter Pivotal in Supreme Court Battle - Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press
President Should Get His Choice - Ed Koch, RealClearPolitics
Bush Biggest Obstacle to Conservative Court - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Going With Gonzales? - Eric Fettmann, New York Post
Next Justice Will Offer No Guarantees - Stanley Crouch, NY Daily News
The Judge for Me - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
The Next Sandra Day - Walter Olson, Wall Street Journal
All the President's Men - Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian
The Circus Comes to Town - Hugh Hewitt, Weekly Standard
Supreme Court Scorcher - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
Bush and the Stealth Justice - Bruce Ackerman, Los Angeles Times

Reid: Gonzales Qualified for High Court - Associated Press
Schumer: "We Are Going to Go to War" - Matt Drudge, Drudgereport
Thompson to Manage Court Nomination - CNN/Associated Press
Filibuster Deal Puts the Squeeze on Democrats - Jules Witcover, Baltimore Sun
Supreme Hype - Richard Baehr, The American Thinker
The Political Case for an Anti-Roe Justice - William Saletan, Slate
Expectations Awry - Bruce Fein, Washington Times
Judicial Havoc - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
Bush May Pick Gonzales Just to Spite Critics - R. Navarrette, SD Union-Tribune
Why We Must Strive for Balance - Cass Sunstein, Chicago Tribune
Now Bush Plays Supreme Court Roulette - Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe
The Moment That Schumer Has Been Waiting For - Byron York, The Hill
Are a Nominee's Views Fair Game? - Peter Baker & Charles Babington, Washington Post
Gonzales Criticized Despite Bush Plea - Mark Memmott, USA Today
GOP Asks Allies to Cool Court Rhetoric - David Kirkpatrick & Carle Hulse, NY Times
Senators Resist Grass Roots on Gonzales - Geoff Earle, The Hill
Gonzales Faces Criticism From 2 Sides - Todd Purdum & David Johnston, NY Times
Bush Talks About Supreme Court Vacancy - Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Ed Gillespie To Lead Campaign for Court - Elisabeth Bumiller, NY Times
Bush Starts Pondering O'Connor's Successor - Edwin Chen, Los Angeles Times
For Bush, Court Pick Could Make History - Gail Gibson, Baltimore Sun
Will Bush Nominate a Woman? - Linda Feldmann and Warren Richey, CS Monitor
Rehnquist Could Cause Second Court Vacancy - Gina Holland, Associated Press
Justices Shared Key Swing-Vote Role - Michael McGough, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Senators Prepare to Question Court Nominee - Tom Curry, MSNBC

July 1, 2005

June 30, 2005

Much Ado About Garza - Confirm Them
Rehnquist's Legacy - The Economist
Only Vacancy Is in Supreme Court News - Washington Post
It's Not the Heat, It's the Uncertainty - Los Angeles Times
Bracing For a Nomination Battle Like No Other - Chicago Tribune
Graham Denies Interest in Supreme Court Seat - Greenville News
Supreme Court Notebook: Is Friday a Good Day To Retire? - AP

Bush's Pick Could Be Like "Lightning Striking" - RealClearPolitics
Rampant Speculation On The Supreme Court - Red State
Garza on Friday? - ACS Blog
Thomas Decries Talk of 'Imagined Resignations' - Fulton County Daily Report
Bush Aides Ready To Act - Chicago Tribune
Graham Gets Unlikely Praise, Mentioned By Reid As Possible Pick - Columbia State
Two Sides Poised For Future Court Pick - Washington Post
Senate Preps For Vacancies - USA Today
Replacing Rehnquist Will Likely Mean Fight - St. Petersburg Times
Frist, Reid Talk Potential Court Nominees - Associated Press

No Retirement Announcements at High Court - Associated Press
R-E-S-P-E-C-T - National Review
Alberto Gonzales’s Recusal Problem - National Review
Countdown To The Supreme Fight - RealClearPolitics
As The Vacancy Nears - Washington Times
Parties Gear Up for High Court Battle - Washington Post
In Battle to Pick Next Justice, Right Says, Avoid a Kennedy - NY Times
2 To Watch For Vacancy Have Much in Common - Chicago Tribune
Bush May Get Chance To Reshape Supreme Court - Sacramento Bee
Lobbyists Can't Wait To Push Justice Favorites - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Supreme Appointments - Boston Globe

Who May Succeed Rehnquist - Los Angeles Times
Curtain to Fall on Supreme Session - Associated Press
GOP Rift Looms Over Nominations - Boston Globe
Clarence Thomas As Chief Justice - Jude Wanniski

D.C. Gears Up For Supreme Court Fight - Austin American-Statesman
Activists Are Poised for Battle - Los Angeles Times
Kennedy "Rules Out" Thomas For Chief Justice - RealClearPolitics
U.S. Supreme Court vs. The World - USA Today

Bush Weighs Court Nominations - Washington Post (6/19/05)
Left and Right Gear Up for Court Battle - IHT (6/19/05)
Battle Over Bush's High Court Nominee - Weekly Standard (6/19/05)
Likely Supreme Court Candidates - San Francisco Chronicle/AP (6/19/05)
Kennedy Ponders a New Justice - Bloomberg (6/17/05)
TX Names High On List of Could-Be Justices - Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (6/17/05)
Will There Be a Vacancy On The Court? - NPR Legal Affairs (6/17/05)
Chief Justice Breyer? - Bench Memos (6/17/05)
Chief Justice Marks Court Anniversary - Associated Press (6/16/05)
Supreme Court's Image Declines as Nomination Battle Looms - Pew (6/15/05)
Bush Needs a Shorter List for the Supreme Court - Human Events (6/15/05)
Activists Priming for Supreme Court Battle - Associated Press (6/9/05)
For High Court, Bush Seeks 'A Certain Temperament' - Baltimore Sun (6/3/05)
Bush Poised to Nominate Dozens For Judgeships - Washington Post (6/3/05)
Myers Nomination on Chopping Block - FOX News (6/2/05)
Rehnquist May Feel Freer To Step Down - Miami Herald/AP (5/31/05)
Filibuster Deal Evaded Key Question of High Court - Washington Post (5/30/05)
White House Narrowing High Court List - AP (5/30/05)
Deal May Help Tilt Court To The Right - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/29/05)
Chief Justice Could Come From Denver - Denver Post (5/28/05)
Bush Expected to Push for a Conservative - Washington Post (5/25/05)
W.House Braces For Tough Fight on Supreme Court - Reuters (5/25/05)
Accord Leaves Bush Latitude on U.S. Supreme Court - Bloomberg (5/25/05)
Battle Over Supreme Court Nominees Looms - Washington Times (5/24/05)
Potential Supreme Court Nominees - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5/18/05)
Ailing Rehnquist's Appearance Spurs More Speculation - Det News/AP (1/22/05)
Supreme Battle Likely Over Justices - Chicago Tribune (1/20/05)
And The Nominees Are - Wall Street Journal (1/15/04)