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Souter, short list speculations and sentencing spins

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed in this CNN article, Associate Justice David Souter has now officially announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court. As we come to expect, SCOTUSblog is a great resource on this story, and it has this post noting some early comments from President Obama: On the selection of a replacement, President Obama said he will seek someone with a ?sharp and independent mind, and a record of excellence and integrity? someone who understands justice is not about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a casebook, it is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of peoples? lives. Whether they can make a living, and care for their families, whether they feel safe in their homes and welcome in their own nation.? He said he views ?that quality of empathy, of understanding and identifying with people?s hopes and struggles as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).