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Who might sentencing fans want added to the latest SCOTUS short list?

By Douglas A. Berman

The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new National Law Journal article headlined "White House Said to Be Widening Search for High Court Nominee."  Here is how the piece starts: Washington's spin machine cycled into high gear Monday, churning out a new set of names as possible contenders to fill Justice John Paul Stevens' seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.  For months, the list of hopefuls has been thought to include Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Judge Diane Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit, as well as Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Sidney Thomas, a judge on the 9th U.S...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).