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U.S. Supreme Court

Sep. 29, 2012

Supreme Court nominees coming from ever-narrowing pool of candidates

It is important that we search for the best qualified candidates for the Supreme Court from as large and meaningful a pool of candidates as possible. By Charles Renfrew


By Charles Renfrew


There is no other country in the world where the supreme judicial authority plays as important a role as in the U.S. It is hard to overestimate the importance of the court's role in adjudicating some of the most fundamental issues facing a democratic society. Because of the significance of its decision making, it is important that we search for the best qualified candidates from as large and meaningful a pool of candidates as possible. The ...

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