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September 14, 2005
Supreme Court Nomination Hearings: More at Stake after Rehnquist’s Death
The death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist and President Bush’s decision to vault Mr. Roberts’ nomination toward the Chief Justice position intensified the nation’s interest in the Supreme Court Nomination hearings.
The major cable news outlets and National Public Radio are offering complete coverage and analysis. The New York Times (free registration required) presents many interactive and informative articles under the “Washington” heading. One outstanding feature is the collection of interactive profiles of other possible candidates for Justice O’Connor’s seat on the court.
Findlaw.com offers a profile of Judge Roberts
The United States Senate offers a detailed history and explanation of the nomination process on their Web site.
Also you will find complete transcripts for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings 1971 to the present on their Web site.
One of the library's many subscription databases, CQ Researcher, provides some interesting perspective on this issue. To access this resource, simply visit the Library's Databases page, login with your library barcode number and select CQ Researcher from the list. Once on the CQ Researcher page, you can quickly find an interesting report entitled “Supreme Court’s Future” within the “Bush Boosts Roberts” story on the front page. The article, written while Chief Justice William Rehnquist was still alive, offers a primer to the court and several sidebar articles covering Rehnquist’s career and leadership of the court.
The software and database company askSam is providing a free searchable database of Judge John G. Roberts published opinions.
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Posted by hinsdalereference at September 14, 2005 4:13 PM