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Manuel Miranda Makes Republican Enemies 06/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday we noted that Manuel Miranda and his Third Branch Conference (formerly known as the National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters) had returned and sent a letter to Republican …

Right Calls to "Take Off the Gloves" Against Non-Existent SCOTUS Nominee 05/14/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Ben Smith reports that right-wing groups met with several Republican Senators yesterday to plot strategy on how to defeat President Obama's Supreme Court …

SCOTUS Round-Up: A Gay Nominee? 05/08/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Jan Crawford Greenburg reports : The White House has formalized its short list of Supreme Court contenders and asked six prospects to provide personal background information, with an intensive …

SCOTUS Round-Up 05/06/2009 by Kyle Mantyla In its Washington Update , the Family Research Council reacts with joy to the news that Sen. Jeff Session has been chosen to become ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee:    Sessions has proven to be a …

SCOTUS Round-Up 05/04/2009 by Kyle Mantyla I’m going to start posting quick round-ups of what the Right is saying about the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy here on a regular basis – possibly daily, depending on what is available.   Politico reports that …

Right Wing Reaction to Souter's Retirement 05/01/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Here's a quick collection of early right-wing reactions to the news that Justice David Souter will be retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of this term - it will continue to be …

Right Wing Leftovers 03/23/2009 by Kyle Mantyla The Judicial Confirmation Network takes heart in the fact that "75 percent of Senate Republicans" voted against Elena Kagan's nomination to be Solicitor General, saying it shows that if President Obama tries …

Right Wing Leftovers 03/19/2009 by Kyle Mantyla We can only pray that this is true : "Ann Coulter said that she will probably stop writing books, citing increasing taxes on the rich by the Obama administration." Of course, it is probably not because …

The Coalition for a Fair Judiciary is Back From the Dead 03/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla One of the things that has constantly amazed me over my years of watching the Right is how often new “grassroots” organizations pop up to speak out on a particular issue …

The Right Turns Its Attention to Dawn Johnsen 02/23/2009 by Drew Courtney The Right has been working overtime to attack President Obama’s nominees to the Department of Justice .  But the grandstanding and name calling that have characterized the Right’s …