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	John Roberts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roberts previously was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, spent 14 years in private law practice and held positions in Republican administrations in the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of the White House Counsel.
		Roberts is sworn in as Chief Justice by Justice John Paul Stevens in the East Room of the White House, September 29, 2005.
		Roberts wrote for a 3-0 panel affirming a district court decision that dismissed the girl's complaint, which was predicated on the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, specifically the claim that an adult would have only received a citation for the same offense, while children must be detained until parents are notified.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_G._Roberts_Jr. (3223 words)

	John G. Roberts Jr. - dKosopedia
		Roberts was nominated on July 19, 2005 by Bush to replace outgoing Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court of the United States, after being near the top of the list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court of the United States for some time.
		Roberts noted that "no one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation" and that the Metro authority had changed the policy that led to her arrest.
		Roberts explained the Department’s position that, “the objective of a proper desegregation remedy” was simply “the end to official discrimination on the basis of race,” a position that effectively eliminated much of the government’s traditional role in working to eradicate the effects of prior discrimination.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/John_G._Roberts_Jr. (2667 words)

	U.S. Supreme Court Monitor - Senate Begins Confirmation Hearings on Roberts Nomination
		With the bang of a gavel, the Senate opened confirmation hearings Monday on the chief justice nomination of John Roberts, a young conservative who could shape the Supreme Court for a generation.
		Roberts was not expected to speak until late in the afternoon.
		The majority of the day was to be taken up by the Judiciary senators giving Roberts advice on how he should handle himself during the hearings and previewing the questions they expected him to answer before getting their vote in the committee and on the Senate floor.
	www.law.com /jsp/scm/PubArticleSCM.jsp?id=1126528524878 (789 words)

	SCOTUSblog
		The Supreme Court took on the case because lower courts had taken widely varying positions on the standards to be used on attorneys' fees claims in the situation at issue.
		The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to clarify the constitutional duty of states to allow evidence of insanity to be used as a defense in criminal cases.
		The Supreme Court -- in the only decision of the day -- ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a lawsuit filed in state court may be shifted to federal court if all of those named on each side of the case are from different states -- with emphasis on actually being named, and not potentially involved.
	www.scotusblog.com /movabletype (11689 words)

	The Supreme Court Nomination Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		John over at John in Carolina notes that Robert Novak is reporting that President Bush met secretly last week with Priscilla Owen, strongly indicating, in Novak's view, that the President will select Judge Owen to replace Justice O'Connor.
		The Washington post reports today that John Roberts was the point person in the Office of the Solicitor General in 1990 when that office decided not to defend the constitutionality of federal statutes that required minority preferences in broadcast licensing in Metro Broadcasting v.
		President Bush on Tuesday withdrew John G. Roberts, Jr.'s nomination to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and simultaneously submitted instead a nomination to be Chief Justice of the United States.
	www.sctnomination.com /blog (1799 words)

	John G. Roberts, Supreme Court nominee, Bush nominates John Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Roberts is seen as a GOP heavyweight, but he's not seen as a "movement conservative" so some right-wing Republicans are skeptical of Roberts.
		Roberts did help write a brief that stated "we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled." Yet when pressed during his 2003 confirmation hearing for his own views on the matter, Roberts said: "Roe v.
		The Supreme Court was correct to rule that some due process was necessary, as opposed to holding the detainees indefinitely.
	www.orlandoreport.com /profiles/Supreme_Court/roberts.htm (1695 words)

	Hearings on John Roberts' Supreme Court Nomination Delayed
		Roberts, Specter said, would deliver his statement that afternoon and could expect to have questions posed to him beginning Tuesday.
		Despite the delayed start, Frist pledged to have Roberts' hearings, a committee vote and debate and a vote on the Senate floor conducted in time to have Roberts on the court for its next term, which begins in October.
		Although Roberts appears to have enough support to win confirmation, some Democrats are pledging to filibuster his nomination if he refuses to answer questions about abortion in a way they want.
	www.lifenews.com /nat1592.html (465 words)

	Talk:John Roberts Supreme Court nomination and hearings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		No, Roberts would be voting against his confirmation based on his views of the laws of the United States, which may or may not be directly influenced by his religious views.
		If Roberts or the bishops give the wrong answer - Senator X won't vote for Roberts based on his religious beliefs - and the law requiring Catholic recusal is unconscionable.
		Questions asked during the hearings are devised to assist senators decide their vote on the nominee, not to foster an amiable conversation about lofty topics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:John_Roberts_Supreme_Court_nomination_and_hearings (4003 words)

	The Democratic Party
		John Roberts is a decent family man and a bright, articulate, thoughtful judge.
		The consistent mark of Roberts' career is a lack of commitment to making the Constitution's promise of equal protection a reality for all Americans, particularly the most vulnerable in our society.
		Judge Roberts is said to love the law, but loving the law without loving the American people enough to protect their individual rights and freedoms will make our American community weaker.
	www.democrats.org /a/2005/09/the_verdict_on.php (814 words)

	Senate to Consider Roberts’s Supreme Court Nomination
		When the Senate reconvenes at that time, it is expected to hold hearings and debate the Supreme Court nomination of Judge John Roberts, whom the President has appointed to fill the position of retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
		John Echeverria, of the Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute, has published a concise analysis of the ruling that provides an overview of the Court’s decision and other cases addressing eminent domain.
		Hadden decision, handed down in 1893, the Court unanimously ruled that while botanically tomatoes are fruit, it was appropriate for them to be classified as a vegetable in the tariff act of 1883.
	www.asla.org /land/082205/federal.html (549 words)

	Planned Parenthood Opposes John Roberts Supreme Court Nomination
		Roberts has made sure he has not put himself in the position of not being able to participate in a case to reverse Roe by telling the Senate Judiciary Committee where he stands on the case.
		Some pro-life advocates worry that Roberts' discussion of stare decisis means he will vote to uphold Roe, but others point to a comment from Justice Clarence Thomas, who, in his dissent in the 1992 Casey decision, which upheld Roe, said the Supreme Court is well within its rights to overturn the controversial decision.
		Roberts' confirmation hearings continue today and the committee is expected to vote on Monday.
	www.lifenews.com /nat1618.html (456 words)

	Declaration Foundation: Restoring America
		The circuit court's decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
		Roberts had 60 percent support in a Sept. 16-18 survey and was confirmed as the 17th U.S. chief justice by a vote of 78-22 in the Senate.
		Roberts wrote that he and his colleagues in the administration were determined to "halt unwarranted interference" by the courts in the activities of Congress and the executive branch.
	www.declaration.net /news.asp (10560 words)

	CNN.com - Bush nominates Roberts to Supreme Court - Jul 20, 2005
		Roberts, 50, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, considered the most influential federal panel outside of the Supreme Court, took the bench in 2003 after his confirmation was held up two years by Senate Democrats.
		He was nominated to the same court in 1992 by the president's father, President George H.W. Bush, but his nomination did not come up for a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate before the White House changed hands in January 1993.
		Nominated by President Reagan, she was the first woman appointed to the court and took her seat on September 25, 1981.
	www.cnn.com /2005/POLITICS/07/19/scotus.main (1130 words)

	John Roberts Nomination, Supreme Court
		nomination is a historic turning point, not simply because it is the first to the Supreme Court during this administration or the first in 11 years.
		It is the first high court nomination since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
		The senators and Roberts are called to share their visions of how the legal system can act in concert with all branches and levels of government to help defend the nation, as part of a way of life unified by respect for rule of law.
	www.cdi.org /news/law/roberts-nomination-3.cfm (761 words)

	Groups prepare for John Roberts' Supreme Court confirmation
		Roberts, 50, is expected to serve on the high court for 25-30 years.
		He was nominated to that post in 2003 by the current president Bush and was confirmed by the Senate in unanimous consent, meaning no vote was taken.
		Roberts is an advocate for prayer in public schools and for a weakening of the wall between the separation of church and state.
	www.gaypeopleschronicle.com /stories05/July/0722051.htm (1107 words)

	United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1975 - forward)
		103-482 - Hearings on the Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, July 20, 21, 22, and 23, 1993
		63-774 - Hearings on the Nomination of Judge John Paul Stevens, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, December 8, 9, and 10, 1975
		69-267 - Hearings on the Nominations of William H. Rehnquist, of Arizona, and Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, November 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, 1971
	www.gpoaccess.gov /congress/senate/judiciary/scourt.html (458 words)

	Historians in the News: Latest
		In 1984 Weinstein was appointed to revive the fortunes of the Robert Maynard Hutchins Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
		A court in the western city of Hamedan initially sentenced the leftist scholar to hang, and even upheld its verdict when a re-trial was ordered in the face of angry student protests and international pressure.
		Iran's Supreme Court on Friday Feb. 14, 2003 revoked the death sentence imposed in November against the chairman of the history department at Tarbiat Modarres University, in Tehran.
	hnn.us /articles/1120.html (4385 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		They came out of their first meeting about the nomination today, singing his praises, saying it's unlikely at this point that there could be a filibuster.
		Roberts has been meeting with top members of the Judiciary Committee who will have the first say on his nomination.
		Roberts also seems to be faring pretty well in the court of public opinion, as our senior political analyst, Bill Schneider, reports.
	transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0507/21/ip.01.html (10633 words)

	John Roberts Supreme Court Nomination
		The Roberts nomination is an historic turning point, not simply because it is the first to the high court during this administration or the first in eleven years.
		The Senators and Judge Roberts are called to share their vision for how the legal system can act in concert with all branches and levels of government to help defend the nation, as part of a way of life unified by respect for rule of law.
		Rule of law, after all, helps form the bedrock of America’s strength and prosperity, her identity as a democratic superpower who, with all her capabilities and frailties, has been called by history and Providence to serve as leader of the free world.
	www.cdi.org /news/law/supreme-court-post-911-2.cfm (766 words)

	‘Full, fair’ hearings pledged for court nominee - The Changing Court - MSNBC.com
		President Bush and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts walk toward the Oval Office after having breakfast together at the White House on Wednesday.
		Noteworthy: Roberts had been in line to join the appeals court in 1992, but his nomination during the first Bush administration died in a Democratic-controlled Senate.
		Because of O'Connor's pivotal role on the court, Roberts’ nomination is a potential political flash point in the Senate and beyond.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8625492 (829 words)

	Feingold Statement on the Nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Feingold Statement on the Nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr.
		Supreme Court justices can have a uniquely significant impact on our country for years, even decades.
		While I voted in favor of Judge Roberts to be a Circuit Court judge in 2003, the level of scrutiny that the Senate gives nominees to the highest court in the land must be even greater than that for any other appointed position in our government.
	feingold.senate.gov /~feingold/statements/05/07/2005719F03.html (129 words)

	Alliance for Justice's Supreme Court Watch: Oppose the Nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Oppose the Nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme court
		Alliance for Justice opposes the nomination of Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.
		Anyway, our able researchers put together a document that says all of this better than we can (if such a statement can be believed.) Take a look.
	www.supremecourtwatch.org (851 words)

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	DC Indymedia: Confirmation Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts Begin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Confirmation Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts Begin
		Supreme Court nominee John Roberts appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, accompanied by his his wife and their two young children.
		With opening statements, the 18 Senator on the Committee staked out their positions on Roberts nomination and the role of Judges in contemporary US society.
	dc.indymedia.org /feature/display/129950/index.php (138 words)

	Leiter Reports
		John is from England, so we all realize this will be sorely tempting for him, as will of course the opportunity to join Timothy Williamson as a colleague.
		I've known John since 1996, and have followed his work and his career with great interest.
		According to advocates of pragmatic encroachment (such as myself, John Hawthorne, and Jeremy Fantl and Matthew McGrath), what distinguishes knowledge from true belief is not just a matter of traditionally epistemic factors.
	leiterreports.typepad.com /blog (15716 words)

	Columbia firm's technology goes to Supreme Court nominee's hearing - 2005-09-13
		The "multicasting" capabilities of the digital radio technology developed by Columbia's iBiquity Digital were on display Monday during John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination hearings on Capitol Hill.
		D.C. radio station WAMU-FM 88.5 aired its main programming schedule while at the same time broadcasting the hearings on a second channel -- WAMU2, which can be accessed at the same frequency with a digital radio receiver.
		WAMU was one of the first stations in the country to receive an experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission to try out multicasting.
	washington.bizjournals.com /washington/stories/2005/09/12/daily12.html (734 words)

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