Ed Whelan’s Confirmation Tales

Ed Whelan’s Confirmation Tales

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Why Sotomayor Failed to Defend the Progressive Vision of Judging

Sotomayor’s Account of Her Judicial Philosophy Appalls Progressives

Sonia Sotomayor's False Testimony About Firefighters Case

French Interlude

Supreme Court Repudiates Sotomayor Ruling Against Firefighters

Sotomayor Tries to Bury Firefighters' Discrimination Claims

Revisiting Sonia Sotomayor's Most Infamous Case

A Not-So-Wise Reflection on a 'Wise Latina' Judge

Clearing the Path for Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination

Larry Tribe Slams Sotomayor to Obama

Limbo on Filling Souter Seat Invites Conflict

David Souter Gives Barack Obama a Supreme Court Vacancy

Barack Obama's Supreme Court Confirmation Battles vs. Bill Clinton's

Barack Obama and John McCain Clash Over Selecting Judges

Wrapping Up George W. Bush's Consequential Second Term

George W. Bush's Minor Impact on D.C. Circuit

Fourth Circuit Nominee Reflects on Same Obstruction that Merrick Garland Would Encounter

Judicial Selection and Serendipity

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