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Supreme Court Friendly To Corporate Interests, Study Shows

The friendliness of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John Roberts to big business and corporate interests is shown by a recent study prepared by scholars at Northwestern University and federal appeals judge Richard A. Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Is the Roberts Court Pro-Business?"  The New York Times Supreme Court reporter, Adam Liptak, discusses the study in "Justices Offer Receptive Ear to Business Interests."

Robert L. Abell
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Elena Kagan Confirmed to Supreme Court by 63-37 Senate Vote

Solicitor General Elena Kagan was confirmed to the Supreme Court in a 63-37 Senate vote today. Kagan will become the fourth woman to serve on the Court and will join present Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor.  Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman Supreme Court Justice. 

Read more at the Washington Post, "Senate Confirms Elena Kagan to Supreme Court," the New York Times, "Senate Votes to Confirm Elena Kagan for U.S. Supreme Court,"

Robert L. Abell
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“This is a business court. Now it’s the era of the corporation and the interests of business.” -- The Supreme Court That We Have

The Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John Roberts has become an aggressive advocate for and defender of big business and corporate interests reports Adam Liptak in the New York Times, "The Roberts Court Comes of Age."  This should give you the picture:

The Citizens United decision contained not a trace of minimalism, and it showed great solicitude to the interests of corporations.

“They’re fearless,” Lisa S. Blatt, who served in the solicitor general’s office for 13 years before joining Arnold & Porter last year, said of the justices in the majority. “This is a business court. Now it’s the era of the corporation and the interests of business.”

Robert L. Abell
www.RobertAbellLaw.com

Supreme Court Nominee Kagan On the Confirmation Process

The New York Times reports, "'95 Article Reveals Kagan's Views on Confirmation Process," on a 1995 article written by Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on the confirmation process: "Confirmation Messes, Old and New."

Robert L. Abell
www.RobertAbellLaw.com