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SAMUEL ALITO: RELATED LINKS
President Bush nominated Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on Oct. 31, 2005.
• Bush statement on nomination
• Alito Bio
NOMINATION PROCESS: RELATED LINKS
• CRS Report: Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on SCOTUS Nominations, 1900-2005 (PDF)
• CRS Report: SCOTUS Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee and Senate (PDF)
HARRIET MIERS: RELATED LINKS
President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on Oct. 3, 2005. She withdrew her nomination Oct. 27.
• Miers' letter to Bush (PDF)
• Bush statement on withdrawal
• Bush statement on nomination
• Miers bio
JOHN ROBERTS: RELATED LINKS
The Senate voted 78-22 to confirm Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court on Sept. 28, 2005.
• Senate roll call vote
• Roberts bio
• Bush statement on nomination
• 2003 Senate Hearing
SPECIAL FEATURES
• Insider Interview: Pushing The Roberts Nomination Forward
• Insider Interview: Battle Looms Over O'Connor Seat
• Book Review: A Short History Of "Borking"
• Book Review: Judging The Justices
COURT-THEMED BLOGS
• Washington Post: Campaign for the Supreme Court
• SCOTUSblog.com
• confirmthem.com
• The Supreme Court nomination blog
• The National Review's Bench Memos
• The American Constitution Society's Blog
GOVERNMENT & INTEREST GROUPS
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• White House: Judicial Picks
• DOJ: Office of Legal Policy
• The Federalist Society
• Coalition For A Fair Judiciary
• The Alliance for Justice
• People for the American Way
RELATED READING FROM THE ATLANTIC
• Confirmation Class
Historically, chief justice hearings shed little on nominees.
• Supreme Irony
The real peril to the court isn't ideology but blandness.
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Alito's Choice
It seems a safe bet that Samuel Alito -- knowing that the GOP partisan edge means he could lose the support of several moderate Republicans and still be confirmed -- will play it safe when his confirmation hearings get under way.
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Alito's Approval
The latest numbers show that the New Jersey judge is supported by a majority of the public, with 54 percent recommending confirmation. That's up 5 points since an October/November poll shortly after his nomination.
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CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY:
If you were convinced that Alito would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, would you, personally, want the Senate to vote to confirm him to the Supreme Court, or not?
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| No, not |
 53% |
| No opinion |
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Conducted 11/1/05; surveyed 603 adults; margin of error +/-4% (release, 11/2).
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Game On: Senate Preps For Battle
A small group of senators will play a central role in the outcome of Samuel Alito's confirmation.
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Family Planning
The president may have reawakened the Bush curse with his Miers pick, which some conservatives fear could mirror the elder Bush's shaky experience with David Souter.
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The Roberts Court: A Preview
The most important marks to be made by John Roberts' Supreme Court may not involve hot-button social issues, but claims by the White House of extraordinary executive power.
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The Rehnquist Court: A Review
Rehnquist's 33 years on the Supreme Court reveal a record peppered with surprises and steeped in the esteem of his court colleagues.
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