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Reader Feedback: Arizona Immigration, Debt, Cuba and More

(April 29) -- Editor's note: Below is a sampling of reader feedback about op-eds published on AOL News over the past week. The comments have been edited for length and clarity. (To submit a letter to the editor, write to opinion@aolnews.com.) Arizona's Immigration Law I just wanted to say thank you for posting this...

Immigrants Set Illustrious Precedent on High Court

WASHINGTON (April 28) -- Since its founding in 1789, the Supreme Court has seen nearly 100 justices take a seat on its ever-changing bench. One thing, though, has remained constant: the court's tendency to become mired in identity politics and a delicate demographic balancing act. Back in the 19th century, geographic...

Opinion: Pick a Nominee Who Unites Americans

(April 26) -- When President Barack Obama chooses his second Supreme Court nominee, the Senate must determine the kind of justice that nominee would be. The debate about judicial nominees, after all, is really a debate about judicial power and the role federal judges are supposed to play in our system of government. One...

Justice Hillary Clinton? The Top Cases for and Against

(April 12) -- Even in a town full of heady resumes, Hillary Rodham Clinton's stands out. The secretary of state is, of course, a former presidential candidate, U.S. senator and first lady. Now she may be in the running for yet another impressive seat: U.S. Supreme Court justice. At least if Sen. Orrin Hatch is to be...

After Stevens, Who Will Lead Court Liberals?

WASHINGTON (April 5) -- Who will be the next liberal leader of the U.S. Supreme Court? As Justice John Paul Stevens strongly hinted in interviews this week that he would step down soon after more than 34 years on the high court, the question is more than merely rhetorical. Stevens turns 90 on April 20. While he could go...

Supreme Court Pick News From the Web

01/23/12 Christie's Historic Supreme Court Picks Source: FOX - WNYW MyFox 5 - New York NY Gov. Chris Christie moved to diversify the state's all-white Supreme Court on Monday with two firsts: the nominations of an openly gay man and a Korean-born prosecutor to fill two vacancies.
10/17/11 Supreme Court picks named by Harper Source: CBC.ca Prime Minister Stephen Harper named two new justices from Ontario to the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday.
06/01/11 Supreme Court pick up for confirmation Source: The Township Journal - Newton NJ TRENTON The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Gov. Chris Christie's first Supreme Court pick Tuesday.
10/20/10 Supreme Court pick: Nahmias Source: Savannah Morning News - Savannah GA WHILE RULES prevent candidates for the state Supreme Court from touting how they might decide a case, Georgia voters can study resumes and written records to measure a person's judgment.