Why did Obama pick Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court? Perhaps because they’re very similar.
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Obama to Tap Kagan for Supreme Court
So saith MSNBC. The University of Chicago’s Diane Wood gets shut out again… as did Lisa Madigan, my favorite subject of inexplicable buzz (the likelihood that President Chicago Way would pick Michael Madigan’s daughter struck me as bonkers).
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His Father’s Honor
Why the son of a shamed former Illinois governor is so interested in the Supreme Court’s review of the “honest services” law
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Being Bad Likely to Become Less Illegal
Honesty: too vague a concept for the Supreme Court?
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Should Unfair Be Illegal?
Thanks to Conrad Black, the Supreme Court is set to think on the mushy concepts of honesty and intangible rights.
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The Supremes Come to Chicago
It’s not just the gun ban: the Supreme Court will hear an employment discrimination case that could put the city on the hook for a lot of money.
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Sonia Sotomayor beats out Diane Wood for SCOTUS, but what’s next?
The Sotomayor nomination could get ugly fast – even if she’ll probably get confirmed anyway – but there are more interesting things to read if you drill down.
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What’s going down
In the news: with a little federal help, cleaner cars and unionized jobs could come to Illinois, and Mayor Daley suggests the Obama administration follow his lead on privatization.
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Not three of a kind
Conservative Supreme Court justices strike a blow for free speech over McCain-Feingold.