Only 27% Want Another 'Stimulus' Package

Do you favor or oppose another economic stimulus package?
Favor	27%
Oppose	60%
Not sure	13%

Rasmussen Reports

Sotomayor Support Falls 12 pts.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, conducted on the two nights following the Supreme Court decision, finds that 37% now believe Sotomayor should be confirmed while 39% disagree.

Two weeks ago, the numbers were much brighter for the nominee. At that time, 42% favored confirmation, and 34% were opposed.

Source: Rasmussen Reports

Honduras: Zelaya Ousted

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It's funny that some people are reporting this as a military 'coup' when in fact it was President Manuel Zelaya who attempted a coup. The military was just doing what the Honduras Supreme Court ordered it to do, which was to remove Zelaya.

Supreme Court Overturns Sotomayor's Racist Decision

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly

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denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. New Haven was wrong to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results, the court said Monday in a 5-4 decision. The city said that it had acted to avoid a lawsuit from minorities.

Washington Post

Only 23% Unhappy With Supreme Court

How would you rate the way the Supreme Court is doing its job?
Excellent	6%
Good	32%
Fair	40%
Poor	16%
Not Sure	7%

Rasmussen Reports

Minnesota Recount May be Unconstitutional

The 2000 Supreme Court decision may have an effect on the 2008 (going into 2009) Minnesota senate race:

By a vote of 7-2, Bush v. Gore (2000) ruled that Florida's recount violated the principle that all votes must be treated uniformly. Applying precedents dating to the 1960s, the Court found that the Equal Protection Clause meant that ballots must be treated so as to give every vote equal weight. A state may not, by "arbitrary and disparate treatment, value one person's vote over that of another." Florida's lack of standards produced "unequal evaluation of ballots in several respects." The state's supreme court "ratified this uneven treatment" and created more of its own, and was unconstitutional.
Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court Justice Stevens May Stay to Break Records

Stevens is the eighth longest-serving Justice in the history of the Court. If he continues on the Court beyond July 15, 2012, he will surpass the current record of 36 years and 209 days held by former Justice William O. Douglas.
Bench Memos

Recent Liberal Rulings Hurt Supreme Court's Image

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job?

	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2007	Apr. 2007
Approve	39%	45%	58%
Disapprove	43%	37%	27%
Unsure	18%	17%	15%

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,783 registered American voters, conducted from Jul. 8 to Jul. 13, 2008. Margin of error is 2.3 per cent.

Rasmussen Poll: Supreme Court Viewed More Favorabley After Gun Control Ruling

How would you rate the way the Supreme Court is doing its job?
Excellent	5%
Good	29%
Fair	45%
Poor	19%
Not Sure	3%

Supreme Court Cuts Exxon Valdez Penalty to a More Reasonable Number

Supreme Court: No Death Penalty for Child Rape

Americans Against Supreme Court Ruling Favoring Terrorists

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that non-citizens suspected of terrorism who are being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be allowed to challenge their detentions in the U.S. civilian court system. Supporters of this ruling say it provides detainees with basic constitutional rights. Critics of the ruling say only special military tribunals should be allowed, because hearings in open court could compromise terrorism investigations. What’s your view—do you think these detainees should or should not be able to challenge their detentions in the civilian court system?

Should	34%
Should not	61%
No opinion	6%

Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,125 American adults, conducted from Jun. 12 to Jun. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Only 19% Disapprove of Supreme Court

How would you rate the way the Supreme Court is doing its job?
Excellent	7%
Good	34%
Fair	37%
Poor	19%
Not Sure	3%

Is Obama Bribing Hillary With a Spot on Supreme Court?

Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Childporn Law

David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg voted against the majority, standing up for the rights of child predators.

Supreme Court: Death Penalty for Child Rape?

What Else is New? NY Times Attacks Supreme Court

Court Limits Racist Set-Asides

Free Speech Wins in Supreme Court

The Importance of Justice Anthony Kennedy