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	Harriet Miers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Miers was born in Dallas, Texas, and spent most of her life there until 2001, when she moved to Washington, D.C. to work in the Bush administration.
		Miers graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics (1967) and from its law school with a Juris Doctor degree (1970).
		Miers' nomination was criticized from people all over the political spectrum, based on her lack of judicial experience, her close personal ties to Bush, and her lack of a clear record on issues likely to be encountered as a Supreme Court Justice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harriet_Miers (2373 words)

	Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Miers said in 1992 that she felt Supreme Court nominees should not be asked about how they would rule on abortion issues [5].
		Miers indicated on the questionnaire that she supported civil rights for homosexuals, but opposed the repeal of the sodomy laws that were ultimately overturned by a 6-3 decision (with Justice O'Connor in the majority) in Lawrence v.
		Miers attended Southern Methodist University, where she received a bachelor's degree in mathematics (1967) and a Juris Doctor degree (1970).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harriet_Miers_Supreme_Court_nomination_and_hearings (2168 words)

	Harriet Miers Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On October 3, 2005, President Bush nominated White House Counsel Harriet Miers to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
		In 1992, Miers became the first woman president of the Texas State Bar, and in 1985 she became the first woman president of the Dallas Bar Association.
		Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10, 1945) is an American lawyer and political figure.
	harrietmierssupremecourt.com (163 words)

	Online NewsHour: President Bush Defends His Nomination of Harriet Miers to Supreme Court -- October 4, 2005
		President Bush defended his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, saying she is the best person to fill the vacancy.
		Supreme Court opens its new term with John Roberts at the helm.
		What we don't know is whether she is familiar with, understands and is loyal to the precedents that the Supreme Court applies because we've never seen her in a role of any public kind in which she has been involved in constitutional litigation, constitutional adjudication, statutory interpretation.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/law/july-dec05/miers_10-04.html (2044 words)

	SCOTUSblog
		Defense lawyers for war-on-terrorism detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan told the Supreme Court Tuesday night that the Court's own role in the plan of the Constitution may be at stake in the interpretation of the new law to strip courts of authority to decide detainee cases.
		The Court is scheduled to consider the dismissal motion at its next private Conference, on Feb. 17, but Hamdan's lawyers urged the Justices not to resolve that issue until it holds a hearing on all of the issues in the case -- an argument now scheduled for March 28.
		The Senate at midday Tuesday approved the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be a Justice of the Supreme Court.
	www.scotusblog.com /movabletype (8054 words)

	Campaign for the Supreme Court - The Politics of the Nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr.
		Campaign for the Supreme Court - The Politics of the Nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr.
		Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the courtâs conservatives in a death penalty case on his first day on the court.
		The Senate is expected to confirm Samuel A. Alito, Jr., as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in a vote that begins at 11 a.m.
	blogs.washingtonpost.com /campaignforthecourt (2106 words)

	Online NewsHour: Conservatives Battle over Miers Supreme Court Nomination -- October 10, 2005
		Here the president has known intimately Harriet Miers for ten years; she has served in a very sensitive position, both now as White House counsel and previously, and he knows her; he knows how she thinks and he also knows her judicial philosophy.
		And I suspect that the president, who spent a lot of time with Harriet Miers, knows that she's in that same mold, and, again, I don't think anybody should be selling this woman short; she's very bright, she's served in sensitive positions and I think she is going to serve the country well.
		Harriet Miers has served as the White House counsel, she is familiar with the Constitution; she deals with it every single day.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/law/july-dec05/miers_10-10.html (2317 words)

	Bush abandons Miers' Supreme Court nomination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Miers' withdrawal means the justice she was chosen to replace, Sandra Day O'Connor, will delay her retirement further.
		A second senior administration official said it had become increasingly clear that her nomination was facing a collision on Capitol Hill that needed to be prevented.
		Since Miers' nomination, there have been widespread complaints about her lack of legal credentials, doubts about her ability and assertions of cronyism because of her longtime association with Bush.
	www.abcactionnews.com /stories/2005/10/051027miers.shtml (1074 words)

	http://www.qando.net/ - Bush Nominates Harriet Miers to Supreme Court
		Harriet Miers is a capable lawyer, a hard worker, and a kind and generous person.
		In the White House that hero worshipped the president, Miers was distinguished by the intensity of her zeal: She once told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met.
		Miers is a Bush crony with no real conservative credentials, who leapfrogged legions of more deserving judges just because she was Bush's pal.
	www.qando.net /Details.aspx?Entry=2682 (2351 words)

	Miers Supreme Court Nomination Gets Positive Yet Cautious Reviews
		Harriet Miers is 60 years old, and had an impressive career as a lawyer in Texas before working with Mr.
		Miers is described by colleagues as very loyal to the president, someone who keeps longs hours, but prefers to stay out of the public limelight.
		Miers' lack of judicial experience means there is no so-called paper trail of rulings that opposition Democrats could pick apart during the confirmation hearings.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-10-03-voa49.cfm (948 words)

	Senate presses for quick Miers confirmation - The Changing Court - MSNBC.com
		Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers listens as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, answers a reporter's question at the Capitol Monday.
		Miers, 60, said she was humbled by the nod.
		Miers’ views on and role in these issues will be important for the Senate to examine,” Leahy said in a statement.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9566882 (795 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.S.
		Miers, the White House counsel and a close Bush confidant, was co-managing partner of a law firm in Dallas and president of the Texas state bar association who has never been a judge.
		For conservatives who are seeking to turn the court to the right, she has a scant paper trail on issues like abortion, affirmative action and separation of church and state.
		``If Harriet Miers were not a crony of the president of the United States, her nomination to the Supreme Court would be a joke, as it would have occurred to no one else to nominate her,'' he wrote.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aTjbZvUB7vaQ&refer=us (1000 words)

	Supreme Court Watch \| TPMCafe
		But on the eve of his hearings it may be useful to summarize the essential case against him.
		After the right wing interest groups, bloggers, professors and journalists succeeded in tanking the Miers nomination, I thought that the nominee re-do was likely to be demonstrably more right-wing, more entrenched in various positions over a longer period of time, and more grounded in theories that would lead to predictably right-wing rulings.
		Of concern to me was Judge Alito's opinion as a Court of Appeals judge on the panel that heard the challenge to Pennsylvania's abortion control law, enacted in the wake of the Court's decision in Webster v.
	supremecourtwatch.tpmcafe.com /story/2005/10/3/94830/0059 (1079 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
		Miers said in the Oval Office that she has ``great respect and admiration for the genius that inspired our Constitution and our system of government.'' Later in the day, she traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional leaders including Reid and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
		Miers was the first woman president of the Dallas Bar Association and the first woman to be elected president of the Texas State Bar.
		Miers, who is unmarried, would be one of the less wealthy members of a court that currently has six millionaires.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=av1i5nMlyMnQ&refer=top_world_news (1097 words)

	Half of Senate Republicans doubt Miers - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As with the nomination of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the vast majority of senators say they will not announce their final decisions about the nomination until after Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, which are expected sometime next month.
		Miers' qualification and her views on the proper role of the judiciary," Mrs.
		However, because it is a nomination for the Supreme Court, it would still go to Senate floor for a vote by the entire chamber -- albeit with a negative committee recommendation.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20051010-121707-4311r.htm (492 words)

	BREITBART.COM - Analysis: Bush Gambles on Miers
		Miers has no paper trail of judicial opinions, and prospective opponents thus will have a hard time identifying positions to protest or complain about," said Supreme Court historian David Garrow.
		Thomas was nominated for the Supreme Court by Bush's father.
		Though his confirmation hearings were tumultuous, much of the controversy was over personal rather than policy issues _ and he was approved.
	www.breitbart.com /news/2005/10/03/D8D0RHC01.html (827 words)

	NPR : Harriet Miers Withdraws as High Court Nominee
		White House counsel Harriet Miers has asked President Bush to withdraw her nomination to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court.
		Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is out of the running amid criticism from presidential supporters and critics.
		October 27, 2005 ·; President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court was in trouble from the beginning.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4933926 (932 words)

	The Supreme Court
		On The Nomination Of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.,
		The role of the Senate to advise and consent to the nominations sent to the Senate by the President is a serious and vital one.
		Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States January 26, 2006
	leahy.senate.gov /issues/SupremeCourt (568 words)

	CNN.com - Bush picks White House counsel for Supreme Court - Oct 4, 2005
		Miers has "devoted her life to the rule of law and the cause of justice," he said.
		Miers was the first woman to serve as president of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association.
		There have been Supreme Court appointees with no judicial experience, but "they tend to be senators, governors, people who have had jobs that required confirmation by the Senate," he said.
	www.cnn.com /2005/POLITICS/10/03/scotus.miers (1400 words)

	CNN.com - Supreme Court enters Roberts era - Oct 3, 2005
		Miers said she was grateful and humbled by the nomination.
		Miers, who has never been a judge, was the first woman to serve as president of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association.
		The Supreme Court's fall term is expected to include rulings on several controversial cases.
	www.cnn.com /2005/LAW/10/03/scotus.preview (969 words)

	Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination - The Changing Court - MSNBC.com
		Harriet Miers, arriving at the White House on Wednesday, withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court following harsh criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
		Miers’ nomination has been under overwhelming criticism ever since Bush announced her selection on Oct. 3.
		The nomination drew fire across the political spectrum and caused a rebellion among the conservative core of Bush’s supporters who doubted her qualifications and wanted a nominee who they felt would be a reliable vote against abortion, affirmative action and other hot-button issues.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9837151 (1132 words)

	Short list begins for Supreme Court - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - May 20, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Having seen President Reagan's ill-fated nomination of Robert H. Bork to the top court — which dragged on for months and allowed opposition to mobilize against him — the Bush administration is not uttering a word about who may be considered.
		The solicitation of potential names for the Supreme Court comes as the Republican-controlled Senate is locked in contentious debate over the "nuclear option," which would ban filibusters of judicial nominees and let Republicans approve a Bush pick with a simple majority vote.
		Many Supreme Court observers say the current battle will be dwarfed by what happens should Justice Rehnquist announce his retirement at the end of June, when the court finishes its session.
	washingtontimes.com /national/20050520-121231-2088r.htm (832 words)

	LawMoose Minnesota - U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers (withdrawn)
		Harriet Miers Responses to Questionaire of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judicary (U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy)
		SMU Alumna Harriet Miers Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court (Southern Methodist University)
		"Miers is, without doubt, one of the most loyal of Bush's inner circle, and she was the President's personal lawyer.
	www.lawmoose.com /index.cfm?Action=Library.&Topic=MN194470 (821 words)

	Editors on Harriet Miers & Supreme Court on National Review Online
		There is very little evidence that Harriet Miers is a judicial conservative, and there are some warnings that she is not.
		Miers is said rarely to have raised her voice in the Bush administration’s internal policy debates, but it is known that she was a strong defender of racial preferences when they were being challenged before the Supreme Court.
		The prudent course is for Miers to withdraw her own nomination in the interests of the president she loyally serves.
	www.nationalreview.com /editorial/editors200510141544.asp (1117 words)

	Alliance for Justice's Supreme Court Watch: Samuel Alito Confirmed to the Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court is one of the most important decisions a president makes.
		Revisionist History:Comparison Of Ginsburg and Alito Nominations Defies the Facts-- Republican Senators have repeatedly claimed that Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s record is no more conservative than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s record was liberal at the time of her nomination.
		Democrats, along with a Republican and an Independent, came together on the Senate floor to reject Judge Alito’s nomination and the agenda of a radical conservative movement that was clearly expressed in his writings and statements and embodied in his judicial record.
	www.supremecourtwatch.org (1215 words)

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