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Obamas Justice
Did you see that Justice Souter this week described his job on the Supreme Court as “a sort of annual intellectual lobotomy“? Say what? Law.com, where the link above takes you, suggests this confirms what many have suspeected for sometime, namely that Souter is seriously weary of being a Justice and seriously interested in retiring...

Souter probes Maine ballot access issue
Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has asked the state of Maine and the state Democratic Party chairman to supply their views on the right of an independent candidate for U.S. Senate to have his name on the November election ballot...

UPDATE: Souter refuses to order ballot access
UPDATE 5:10 p.m.    Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, in a brief order Wednesday afternoon, turned down a request that would have given an independent candidate in Maine for the U...

"Just In: The Souter Bobblehead, With Bling."
"Just In: The Souter Bobblehead, With Bling." Tony Mauro has this post at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times." More details are available from The Green Bag at this link.

Just In: The Souter Bobblehead, With Bling
Just in time for April Fool's Day: The David Souter bobblehead, the latest in the series of Supreme Court bobbleheads created by the unconventional law review The Green Bag, has been delivered to the lucky justice...

Maine: independent candidate asks Justice Souter for a chance to get on the ballot
A ScotusBlog post begins: Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has asked the state of Maine and the state Democratic Party chairman to supply their views on the right of an independent candidate for U...

Maine: Justice Souter refuses to place independent candidate on ballot
SCOTUSblog reports: Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, in a brief order Wednesday afternoon, turned down a request that would have given an independent candidate in Maine for the U...

Berg v. Obama: Justice Souter Denies Injunction
Philip Berg, Plaintiff in Berg v. Obama, filed for an injunction to stop the Electoral College from having their votes cast by Monday, December 15. Today, according to the case’s docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the top right sidebar), there is the following line: Dec 9 2008 Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter...

Schneller v. Cortes: Justice Souter Denies Emergency Stay Application
The Supreme Court docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the sidebar) for Schneller v. Cortes (Pennsylvania resident James Schneller, pro se Plaintiff) shows the following: Jan 7 2009 Application (08A592) for a stay, submitted to Justice Souter...

Travels with His Clerks: Souter Gains Perspective at Gettysburg
Some people celebrate their employees with cake or lunch out. Justice Souter took his trusty clerks and staff (and, we assume, a few containers of yogurt) to visit Gettysburg. There, he found insight and a new sense of purpose...

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

Katrina Victims See Justice, Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions
Katrina Victims See Justice Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions