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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Courts - "Conservatives Oppose Judicial Nominee"
Kate Phillips writes this evening in "The Caucus," a NY Times blog, at the start of a lengthy analysis piece:
Conservative groups have been rallying their troops to urge senators to oppose the nomination of Judge David F. Hamilton of Indiana to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.As recently as Thursday morning, Senator Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, labeled Judge Hamilton as too liberal during a speech before the Federalist Society. Advocates and supporters of Judge Hamilton have also jumped into the fray.
The moves afoot followed a decision by the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, to file a procedural motion on Tuesday night that will likely force a vote early next week that will require the support of 60 members to push the nomination forward.
Since then, conservative bloggers like Erick Erickson at RedState and anti-abortion and religious conservatives have ramped up calls for their supporters to raise objections to Judge Hamilton, citing his rulings in federal court in Indiana on abortion and prayer.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 12, 2009 07:27 PM
Posted to Courts in general