“Never be afraid to concede when it’s right to do so.” That was a lesson taught to me more than a decade ago, back when I was 2L at a law school in Boston. And the man who said those ...

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Empathy usually is a good thing. It lets you see beyond your own experience, allowing you some sense of other people’s lives. Empathy isn’t to be confused with sympathy, in which you feel sorry for some unfortunate soul. Nor is ...

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President Barack Obama’s first U.S. Supreme Court appointment probably will be drawn from a group of women who have achieved prominence in the law or politics, ensuring more diversity and possibly more real-world experience for the high court. The replacement ...

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Who will it be? With Justice David Souter’s resignation from the land’s highest court, the question is clearly who. “I will look for those judges who have an outstanding judicial record, who have the intellect, and who hopefully have a ...

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Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill's name is popping up on blogs as a possible replacement for Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. McCaskill played a prominent role in President Obama's campaign (here, she is seen during a campaign stop in Springfield). She is listed as a personal favorite for the spot by U.S. News and World Report columnist and former George H.W. Bush speechwriter Mary Kate Cary.

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President Barack Obama sought to assure a top Republican senator he won’t nominate a “radical or extremist” to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court, the lawmaker said. While Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah said after speaking ...

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President Barack Obama said he will replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter with a jurist who exhibits an “independent mind” and that he wants to have his nominee confirmed by the time the court’s next term begins. Obama interrupted the ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court said public parks can house monuments, including those depicting the Ten Commandments, without having to make space for private groups to erect their own displays. The justices on Wednesday unanimously overturned a ruling that required Pleasant ...

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Ginsburg returns after cancer surgery U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her first public appearance since her Feb. 5 cancer surgery, returning to her role as one of the court’s most active questioners during a pair of hourlong ...

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