by admin | Sep 29, 2005 | Politics / Govt
The confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts passed easily in the U.S. Senate, but a University of Missouri law professor says the next one won’t be so easy. Richard Reuben says Roberts passed easily because he’s a conservative replacing a conservative....
by admin | Sep 27, 2005 | Politics / Govt
A constitutional amendment has been introduced in Washington to give President Bush and future Presidents a line item veto on bills passed by Congress. Senator Jim Talent and Senator George Allen of Virginia are co-authors of the amendment. Talent says it will benefit...
by admin | Jul 22, 2005 | Politics / Govt
A lawyer for a lesbian couple in Kansas City has asked a judge to overturn the state’s refusal to let them become foster parents. Lisa Johnston and her life partner, Dawn Roginski, started the process to become foster parents in 2003. Their lawyer, Lisa Brunner,...
by admin | Jul 21, 2005 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
It’s hard to predict how the confirmation process for US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, Jr. will play out, but a University of Missouri professor attempts to make a forecast based on the past. President Bush has nominated Roberts to take the place of...
by admin | Jul 20, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Now that President Bush has nominated Judge John Roberts to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Conner on the US Supreme Court, the US Senate will either confirm or reject that nomination. Senator Talent says while Judge Roberts might have only two years on the federal...
