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Justice O'Connor retired from US Supreme Court [this day at law]
July 1, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On July 1, 2005, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement from the US Supreme Court. On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the Supreme Court as the first ever female Supreme Court Justice. She was succeeded by Justice Samuel Alito. Justice O'Connor's voting record.... [more]
Federal judge struck down state-financed religious prison program [this day at law]
June 2, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On June 2, 2006, Chief Judge Robert W. Pratt of the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued an opinion finding that a religious prison organization receiving government funds violated the US Constitution because it was used to rehabilitate prison inmates by advocating the tenets.... [more]
President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to Supreme Court [this day at law]
October 3, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On October 3, 2005, President George Bush nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court. Miers faced ideological criticism from conservative activist groups, frustrated questioning from the Senate Judiciary.... [more]
Bush nominated Roberts for Chief Justice [this day at law]
September 5, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On September 5, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court following the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Roberts served as a clerk for Rehnquist when he was an Associate Justice on the Court and had originally been nominated to replace.... [more]
US Senate voted to confirm Supreme Court nomination of Samuel Alito [this day at law]
January 31, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On January 31, 2006, the US Senate voted 58-42 to approve the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to serve as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. Alito replaced Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who had announced her retirement the previous July..... [more]
Chile high court ordered Fujimori extradition to Peru [this day at law]
September 21, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On September 21, 2007, the Supreme Court of Chile ordered former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to be extradited to Peru to face human rights charges. Fujimori is accused of approving death squad killings and misusing government funds in Peru. The Chilean government extradited Fujimori the.... [more]
John Roberts nominated as Supreme Court Chief Justice [this day at law]
September 5, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On September 5, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, succeeding the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Roberts served as a clerk for Rehnquist and was originally nominated to replace associate justice Sandra Day O'Connor before.... [more]
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor born [this day at law]
March 26, 2010 by JURIST Staff
Recently-retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas on March 26, 1930. Watch recorded video of Justice O'Connor talking about her biography Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest at Harvard Law School in April, 2002.
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Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice [this day at law]
September 21, 2009 by JURIST Staff
On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Leran more about Justice O'Connor from the OYEZ website at Northwestern University.
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Consult or Insult? The Senate and Harriet Miers [op-ed]
October 7, 2005 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond School of Law says that although President Bush said he would consult with the Senate before nominating a replacement for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers reflected no real consultati....... [more]
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