Law Notable Rulings from Alito October 31, 2005 • Samuel Alito has been a strong conservative jurist on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a court with a reputation for being among the nation's most liberal. A look at some of Alito's rulings on key issues likely to come up in confirmation hearings.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Investigation Continues into CIA Leak October 31, 2005 • At this afternoon's press briefing at the White House, reporters tried unsuccessfully to shift attention back to Scooter Libby's indictment Investigation Continues into CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983557/4983558" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Investigation Continues into CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983557/4983558" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis 'Casey' Sheds Light on Alito's Stance on Abortion October 31, 2005 • The 1991 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey helps reveal Samuel Alito's thinking in an abortion-related case. In it, the Third Circuit struck down a state law that required women to notify their spouses if they sought an abortion. Alito was the lone dissenting judge in that ruling. 'Casey' Sheds Light on Alito's Stance on Abortion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983459/4983460" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'Casey' Sheds Light on Alito's Stance on Abortion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983459/4983460" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis Two Takes on the Alito Nomination: Right and Left October 31, 2005 • Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the liberal The Nation, and Richard Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, discuss the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Both agree that this nomination is a victory for conservatives. But that's where the agreement ends. Two Takes on the Alito Nomination: Right and Left Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983444/4983445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Two Takes on the Alito Nomination: Right and Left Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983444/4983445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Republicans Praise Alito's Conservative Credentials October 31, 2005 • President Bush opts for a judicial favorite of the conservative movement, Samuel Alito, as his new nominee for the Supreme Court. Reactions in Washington are dramatically different than those when the president named Harriet Miers to the same seat four weeks ago. Republicans Praise Alito's Conservative Credentials Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983450/4983451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Republicans Praise Alito's Conservative Credentials Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983450/4983451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Media Tomlinson Moves at CPB Under Scrutiny October 31, 2005 • The board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is set to consider a new inquiry into the activities of its former chairman, Kenneth Tomlinson. Tomlinson Moves at CPB Under Scrutiny Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4983447/4983448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Slate's Jurisprudence: Bush Tries Again with 'Scalito' October 31, 2005 • President George Bush on Monday nominated Judge Samuel Alito with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Noah Adams speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about Alito, who's sometimes called "Scalito" because he has similar conservative judicial philosophy to that of Justice Antonin Scalia. Slate's Jurisprudence: Bush Tries Again with 'Scalito' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4982873/4982874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Slate's Jurisprudence: Bush Tries Again with 'Scalito' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4982873/4982874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law Bush Taps Alito for Supreme Court Vacancy October 31, 2005 • President Bush nominates New Jersey's Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. The conservative federal judge would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate.
Samuel Alito: Another Nominee, Another Fight October 31, 2005 • The nomination of Samuel Alito, a proven conservative with a track record of opposing abortion, will help President Bush regain some of the political capital he lost amid the failed Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers. But he will almost surely have to spend some of it pushing Alito's nomination through the Senate.
Reactions to the Alito Nomination October 31, 2005 • President Bush's nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor produced mixed reactions among lawmakers and interest groups. Liberals criticized Alito's selection as a way for President Bush to cater to his conservative base after conservative opposition led to the withdrawal of Harriet Miers, Bush's previous nominee.
Opinion Pennsylvania Avenue Shaking the Money Tree, Sans Rove October 29, 2005 • Republicans hold a major fundraising advantage at the national committee level, but there are behind-the-scenes signs that political troubles are hurting GOP fundraising. Peter Overby analyzes the results.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Libby Trial Poses Problems for Bush Team October 29, 2005 • I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the vice president's chief of staff, was a key White House official with important input, especially on Iraq policy. Now, after his indictment Friday, he faces a potentially embarrassing trial. Libby Trial Poses Problems for Bush Team Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981605/4981606" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Libby Trial Poses Problems for Bush Team Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981605/4981606" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
White House Faces Crises on Multiple Fronts October 29, 2005 • President Bush and his aides ponder their course of political action as the administration seeks to recover from Friday's indictment of a senior White House official and the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. White House Faces Crises on Multiple Fronts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981602/4981603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
White House Faces Crises on Multiple Fronts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981602/4981603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak 'Second-Term Scandal' Rocks White House October 29, 2005 • I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the most powerful aide to the most powerful vice president in the nation's history, is indicted by a federal grand jury. The news further rocks a White House struggling with a variety of second-term problems. 'Second-Term Scandal' Rocks White House Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981058/4981059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'Second-Term Scandal' Rocks White House Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981058/4981059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Legal Experts Analyze the Libby Indictment October 28, 2005 • Legal experts Irvin Nathan and Josepha diGenova offer their analysis of the indictment of I. Lewis Libby in the CIA leak case. Legal Experts Analyze the Libby Indictment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4980249/4980250" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Legal Experts Analyze the Libby Indictment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4980249/4980250" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
