Preliminary “Don’t Ask” ruling winds its way to Supreme Court

federal A federal judge in California ruled the military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy unconstitutional; Obama then appeals.
appeals After the appeal was filed, the 9th Circuit ruled that the policy should stay in place while the case goes to trial – a win for the Pentagon.
supreme The Log Cabin Republicans have now appealed that decision to the Supreme Court in hopes of getting it overturned again. source

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one She’s 50, exactly the right age to run for the court. She’d grow really old there.
two Loaded with a stellar resume he has an East Coast background, like other justices.
three She’s solicitor general. She already argues high court cases for Obama.
four She’s already faced the Senate already, meaning confirmation will be fairly easy.
five People have been talking about her getting the job like it’s already a given. source

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I write in the hope that the public will one day in the future be able to enter the Court’s Great Hall after passing under the famous words ‘Equal Justice Under Law.’
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer • On the new security measures for the main entrance to the Supreme Court – a giant stairwell designed by Cass Gilbert back in the 1930s. Now, instead of being able to enter that bastion of law and justice as it was designed, people now have to enter through the side and go through security. Both Breyer and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg complained about the changes, with Breyer saying about Gilbert’s design, “Time has proven the success of Gilbert’s vision: To many members of the public, this Court’s main entrance and front steps are not only a means to, but also a metaphor for, access to the Court itself.” We wonder what the more right-leaning justices think about this change. source

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Whoa, what did he just say? Our boy Orrin Hatch was on The Today Show this morning and dropped this bombshell. Hillary Clinton is a possibility for Supreme Court justice. If this is true, it’d be a major change for the court, because everyone knows Hillary and she’d already come with a long history. Oh, and she just ran for president a year or two ago.

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05 Nov 2010 21:08