SupremeCourt

Stolberg: Kagan a 'Brilliant Woman...Who Is Also Very Funny and Warm and Witty'

Reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats agree: Kagan a "brilliant" Supreme Court nominee: "Let's not forget that Elena Kagan has been an academic. She is a brilliant ...

Media Spin Supreme Court Gun Ruling as Loss for States' Rights

Decision means 'we lose as citizens,' according to anti-gun media suddenly promoting federalism

VIDEO: Media Routinely Used 'Conservative' Label on Bush Nominees to Supreme Court; Obama Picks Always 'Centrist'

When President Bush nominated John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court in 2005, the media did not hesitate to describe both men as "very conservative," but when President Obama nominated ...

Networks Defend 'Consensus Builder' Kagan; Downplay Military Recruiter Ban

The Monday morning shows on CBS, ABC, and NBC all worked to portray President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as a moderate and open-minded legal scholar, downplaying her liberal views. ...

Media Blackout of Supreme Court "Battle"

MRC Analysis: ABC, CBS and NBC Virtually Ignore Kagan Controversies; No Soundbites from Conservative Groups

Dubious 'Free Speech' Arguments Color Coverage of Supreme Court's Decision on Banning Terrorist Aid

Was free speech really harmed by a recent Supreme Court decision? A lead story and lead editorial make the case: "In a case pitting free speech against national security, the Supreme Court on ...

CBS Reporter: Thin-Skinned White House Won't Tolerate Reports Elena Kagan Is Liberal

On Sunday's Face the Nation, CBS's Jan Crawford revealed the Obama White House is "strongly" pushing back against her unsurprising report last week that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan "stood ...

Elena Kagan Was Just 'Trying to...Chart a Centrist Course' for Clinton White House?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg examines some of Kagan's papers from her days as a Clinton adviser and finds both Kagan and Clinton to be sensible centrists, even on abortion.

Linda Greenhouse's 'Feelings of Relief and Joy' on Souter's Apparent Attack on Justice Scalia

The New York Times' former Supreme Court reporter floats away on a David Souter-powered steamcloud of joy, listening to the retired Supreme Court justice's Harvard address criticizing the judicial ...

Linda Greenhouse's 'Feelings of Relief and Joy' on Souter's Apparent Attack on Justice Scalia

The paper's former Supreme Court reporter floats away on a David Souter-powered steamcloud of joy, listening to the retired Supreme Court justice's Harvard address criticizing the judicial ...
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