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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court. Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion. "I am unconvinced...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court. Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion. "I am unconvinced...
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declaring "I'm not an ideologue," John Roberts finished a four-day Senate committee appearance on Thursday with Democrats and Republicans predicting he will be confirmed to head the Supreme Court as the 17th U.S. chief justice. In fact, the 100-member, Republican-led U.S. Senate appeared headed toward approving President George W. Bush's 50-year-old conservative nominee before the high court begins its new term on October 3....
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declaring "I am not an ideologue," John Roberts on Thursday finished a four-day Senate committee appearance and headed toward expected confirmation to lead the Supreme Court as the 17th U.S. chief justice. The Republican-led Senate appears likely to approve President George W. Bush's 50-year-old conservative nominee before the Supreme Court begins its new term on October 3. Democrats took a final crack at trying to pin him down...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice nominee John Roberts was pressed by Senate Judiciary Committee members during three days of hearings for his views on contentious issues. Following are his responses: Abortion Rights Roberts refused to give a direct answer on the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that women have a constitutional right to an abortion. "I feel the need to stay away from a discussion of particular cases," Roberts said, declining to answer directly on whether he...
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declaring "I am not an ideologue," John Roberts on Thursday finished a four-day Senate committee appearance and headed toward expected confirmation to lead the Supreme Court as the 17th U.S. chief justice. The Republican-led Senate appears likely to approve President George W. Bush's 50-year-old conservative nominee before the Supreme Court begins its new term on October 3. Democrats took a final crack at trying to pin him down...
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said on Wednesday that if confirmed by the Senate he would seek greater consensus on the often bitterly divided Supreme Court that has spawned frustration with a series of 5-4 rulings. Roberts, President George W. Bush's nominee to replace the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, made the pledge as Democrats complained he had dodged many questions in two days of his confirmation hearing before the Senate...
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said on Wednesday that if confirmed by the Senate he would seek consensus on the often bitterly divided Supreme Court and clear rulings to help guide lower courts. Undergoing questioning for a second day by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Roberts appeared headed toward confirmation by the full Republican-led Senate to replace William Rehnquist and become the nation's 17th chief justice. Without criticizing...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Roberts' young son foreshadowed the combative tone of his father's Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Monday by striding into the caucus room and flexing his muscles at the Senate judiciary committee. The hearing began only after senators greeted 4-year-old Jack Roberts, who had first made the national stage by dancing on national television as President George W. Bush announced his father's nomination, and the rest of his family. The blonde child posed...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Roberts had hoped to soon join Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. Now Roberts likely will succeed the late legal giant, who was one of his earliest conservative mentors. A generation ago, Roberts served as a young law clerk to Rehnquist, helping the then associate justice research and write court opinions. President George W. Bush nominated Roberts, a federal appeals court judge for the past two years who has also worked in two...
