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The year of the Catholic?
Date: 11/05/2009
Tuesday's election, by at least one tally, appears to continue an interesting trend: The past 12 months have been noteworthy for the number of Roman Catholics elected or appointed to top political posts, and yesterday's election results kept the streak going. The winners of the two biggest races, gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey, are Catholic Republicans who a ...
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Alito on the Catholic court: "One of those questions that does not die"
Date: 10/20/2009
At least one member of the country's highest court is a little miffed at all the attention being paid to the court's Catholic majority. From the AP : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito voiced frustration Tuesday over what he called persistent questions about the court's Roman Catholic majority. Alito aired the topic in a speech to an Italian-American law group in Philadelphia. ...
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Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Mojave Cross
Date: 10/07/2009
(RNS) When Congress passed a law transferring the property around a war memorial cross in the Mojave National Preserve into private hands, did that resolve a court ruling that the cross violated church-state separation? The U.S. Supreme Court grappled with that question Wednesday (Oct. 7) and related thorny issues, including how veterans should be memorialized and whether other cross-shaped war m ...
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At the "Red Mass," a plea for the unborn
Date: 10/04/2009
The annual "Red Mass" took place in Washington Sunday -- and some big names were in the pews. From the AP : An American cardinal on Sunday issued a plea for the rights of the unborn at a church service that included Vice President Joe Biden, six members of the Supreme Court and hundreds of members of the legal community. Five of the six Roman Catholics on the high ...
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Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Set for the Supreme Court
Date: 07/28/2009
The Senate panel indeed voted to recommend to have Sonia Sotomayor confirmed . The panel voted 13-6 in favor of her. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was the only Republican to vote yes. Ah, Republicans are so negative these days. Cheer up, fellas. Now it goes to the full Senate for an overwhelmingly likely confirmation . Personally, apologies to Pat Buchanan , but we need more ...
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More on the astrology of Sonia Sotomayor
Date: 07/14/2009
by Lynn Hayes Mary Plumb at The Mountain Astrologer has posted an interesting comparison of the chart of Sonia Sotomayor with the chart for the US. An interesting point in Mary's excellent article is that Ms. Sotomayor was born with Mercury having just turned retrograde. Because it had just changed direction, Mercury was moving slowly at the time of her birth, As Mary writes, ...
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Sotomayor Has Mixed Record on Church-State Disputes
Date: 07/14/2009
WASHINGTON -- As a federal judge, Sonia Sotomayor sided with Santeria prisoners who wanted to wear religious beads and Muslim inmates who wanted to break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. At the same time, she ruled against Muslims who wanted a Muslim crescent and star added to post office holiday displays that featured Christmas and Hanukkah symbols. As the Senate holds confirm ...
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Which Sotomayor Will We Get?
Date: 07/17/2009
Barry, let me answer your questions. First, Judge Sotomayor's answer that Roe v. Wade is "settled law" is not necessarily "a bad thing" if she is explaining the Supreme Court's jurisprudence. Chief Justice Roberts, at his confirmation hearing, acknowledged that Roe "is settled as a precedent of the Court." Justices, when reviewing any case, must consider the pr ...
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