A history of drama, revenge and vindication The Changing Court - MSNBC.com.url The history of presidents’ battles with senators over nominations to the Supreme Court goes back to 1795, when the Senate rejected George Washington’s nomination of John Rutledge to serve as chief justice. MSNBC's Tom Curry reports. in Politicswith changingcourtmsnbc.com.urlpolitics
Although defeating Judge John Roberts, President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court, is an uphill climb for Senate Democrats and the liberal groups allied with them, the outlines of an anti-Roberts strategy have emerged. charlesjohnrobertsschumer in Politicswith boxchangingcourtpoliticsrightsideurl