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Washington Journal features a segment called "Supreme Court Watch." These interviews examine the Supreme Court nomination process and the confirmation process by looking at a different facet of the story each day.

President Bush nominated Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, choosing a long-time federal judge to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Alito, 55, serves on the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The President named Judge Alito four days after Harriet Miers withdrew her name.

The Senate voted 58 to 42 to confirm Alito as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice. He was sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday, January 31.

January 25 - 31
There were no segments featured on these programs.

January 24
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-NB) discusses the Alito nomination for Supreme Court Associate Justice and the Senator's support for the nominee.

January 19 - 23
There were no segments featured on these programs.

January 18
Judge Charles Pickering, Author of "Supreme Chaos: The Politics of Judicial Chaos and the Culture War" discusses his nomination to the 5th Circuit Court that was successfully filibustered by Senate Democrats in 2001. He also discusses that experience to illustrate how he believes the confirmation process has become extremely partisan and divisive.

January 17
T.R. Goldman, Congressional Correspondent for the Legal Times, discusses the latest on the Alito nomination. The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled an executive business meeting Jan 24 on the nomination.

January 14 - 16
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January 9 - 13
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January 6 -8
There were no segments featured on these programs.

January 5
Gary Marx, Executive Director for The Judicial Confirmation Network, discusses the Alito nomination. He examines the strategies that conservative interest groups will employ during the upcoming Alito confirmation hearings.

January 4
Ralph Neas, President of People for the American Way, discusses the Alito nomination. He examines the strategies that liberal interest groups efforts will employ during the upcoming Alito confirmation hearings. People for the American Way and the Alliance for Justice will hold a news briefing later this morning to release their organization�s reports on the Alito nomination.

December 9 - January 3
There were no segments featured on these programs.

December 8
Del. Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Congressional Black Caucus and Judicial Nominations Task Force Chair, previews the Congressional Black Caucus' announcement of its opposition to Judge Samuel Alito's.

December 7
Bob Egelko, staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, discusses Judge Alito's rulings on eligibility for political asylum in the U.S. He reviews a 1993 case, Fatin (fa-TEEN) v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

December 6
Rachel Brand, Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, discusses reporter Stephen Henderson's analysis of Judge Alito's record on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, which Henderson discussed on Washington Journal the day before.

December 5
Stephen Henderson, Supreme Court Correspondent for Knight Ridder discusses Judge Alito's record on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Henderson co-wrote a recent Knight Ridder review of Alito's 311 published opinions on the 3rd Circuit Court--each of singular legal or public policy importance.

December 2 - 4
There were no segments featured on these programs.

November 30
Robert Schwaneberg, Star-Ledger (New Jersey), Legal Affairs Correspondent takes a look at Judge Alito�s rulings on eligibility for Social Security disability benefits.

November 29
Allen Pusey, Supreme Court Correspondent for Dallas Morning News, reviews of 470 pages of Office of Legal Counsel documents related to Judge Alito that were made available by the Justice Department.

November 24 - 28
There were no segments featured on these programs.

November 23
Ira Lupu, Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, takes a look at Judge Alito's rulings on school prayer. He discusses a 1995 case, ACLU of New Jersey vs. Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education.

November 22
Sarah Duggin, Associate Professor of Law at Catholic University Law School takes a look at Judge Alito's rulings on habeus corpus.

November 18 - 21
There were no segments featured on these programs.

November 17
Mike McGough, Supreme Court Correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, takes a look at Judge Alito�s rulings on the Family and Medical Leave Act.

November 16
Mark Memmott, USA Today Media Reporter discusses the media strategies of supporters and opponents of the Alito nomination.

November 15
Jo Becker, Washington Post Reporter, discusses the recent release of approximately 160 pages of materials relating to Judge Samuel Alito from the Ronald Reagan & George H.W. Bush libraries.

November 11 - 14
There were no segments featured on these programs.

November 10
Erice Freedman, Professor of Constitutional Law at Hofstra University Law School, takes a look at Judge Alito's rulings on the death penalty. Today, we'll discuss Rompilla fev. Beard, a 2004 case on the effectiveness of counsel in death penalty cases. Alito wrote for the majority in affirming a death sentence handed down after the defendant charged his defense lawyers with failing to review records that might have helped mitigate the sentence. In June 2005 the Supreme Court reversed the Alito decision in a 5-4 vote. Justice O'Connor cast the deciding vote.

November 9
Bart Jansen, Washington Correspondent for the Portland Press Herald, takes a look at Judge Alito's rulings on specific cases. Today we discuss his ruling in Bray v. Marriott Hotels, a 1997 case in which Alito was the lone dissenter on a three-judge panel that ruled in favor of an African-American female hotel worker seeking to have a jury hear her discrimination claim.

November 8
Peter Rutledge, Assistant Professor of Law at Catholic University Law School, take a look at Judge Alito's rulings on specific cases. Today we discuss his ruling in Doe v. Groody, a 2004 case involving four police officers who strip-searched a mother and her 10-year-old daughter while looking for narcotics. Alito dissented from the majority to argue that the suspects' rights were not violated though they were not named in a search warrant, which named only the father.

November 7
There was no segment featured on today's program.

November 4
There was no segment featured on today's program.

November 3
Stephen Henderson, Supreme Court Correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers, discusses Judge Alito�s rulings on specific cases. Today we discuss his rulings on two cases involving religious freedom: a 1999 ruling in ACLU v. Schundler, which involves the display of a Nativity Scene, a menorah & Kwanza symbols along with Santa Claus & Frosty the Snowman; & a 1999 ruling in Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Newark, which involves police officers wearing religiously required beards despite the department�s clean-shaven policy.

November 2
Susan Low Bloch, Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University Law Center takes a look at Judge Alito's rulings on specific cases. Today we discuss his ruling in 1996 in U.S. v. Rybar, a case that involves limits on congressional power, the commerce clause and guns.

October 28 - November 1
There were no segments featured on these programs.

October 27
Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice, discusses the Miers nomination. Sekulow is a conservative supporter of the Miers nomination and will discuss efforts among conservatives to promote it.

October 26
Richard Viguerie, Conservative Activist, discusses conservative efforts to have the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination withdrawn. Viguerie has launched a campaign and a website asking visitors to sign a petition urging Miers to withdraw her name or have President Bush pull it from consideration. WithdrawMiers.org

October 25
Kathy Kiely, USA Today, Congressional Reporter, discusses Harriet Miers' schedule and revised questionnaire which she will submit tomorrow to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

October 21 - 24
There were no segments featured on these programs.

October 20
Stephen Tober, Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, discusses the process by which the American Bar Association rates nominees to the Supreme Court.

October 19
Jesse Holland, Legal Affairs Reporter for the Associated Press, discusses Harriet Miers' questionnaire which she submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and was released October 18, 2005.

October 18
John Hill, Former Texas Supreme Court, Chief Justice 1985-88, discusses the Miers nomination. Hill was among several former Texas judges who were invited to Washington yesterday by the White House to support Miers' nomination, & will meet with senators later today on Capitol Hill.

October 14 - 17
There were no segments featured on these programs.

October 13
James Ragland, Columnist with the Dallas Morning News, discusses Harriet Miers' campaign for and one term on the Dallas City Council from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Ragland covered City Hall for The Dallas Morning News at that time.

October 12
Elder Witt, Co-Author of "CQ's Guide to phoner the U.S. Supreme Court", discusses the Supreme Court nominees rejected by the U.S. Senate.

October 11
Emma Schwartz, Legal Business Reporter for the Legal Times, discusses Harriet Miers' career as a lawyer, particularly her work as a corporate attorney prior to her tenure in the current Bush Administration.

October 10 (Segment One)
Karen Pearl, Interim President for Planned Parenthood represents a group that advocates reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood is calling for the Senate to thoroughly examine Miers' judicial philosophy, including full access to her records on abortion. Planned Parenthood has not stated its support or opposition to the Miers nomination.

October 10 (Segment Two)
Wendy Wright, Executive Vice President for Concerned Women for America, represents a group that is opposed to abortion. CWA has said that before deciding to support the Miers nomination, more must be learned about Miers' record on the topic in the past and in the upcoming hearing process.

October 7
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, October 6
VCU Professor Melvin Urofsky discusses the past job experience and qualifications of former Supreme court Justices throughout history. He is the author of "The Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary".

Wednesday, October 5
Judge Nathan Hecht, Texas Supreme Court, discusses the Miers nomination. Justice Hecht is a friend and former colleague of Miers.

October 4
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Monday, October 3
Allen Pusey, Supreme Court Correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, discusses supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.

Sunday, October 2
Warren Richey, Supreme Court Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, discusses the key cases that the Chief Justice John Roberts and the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing this session, which starts tomorrow.

Saturday, October 1
David Eggert, Court Reporter for the Associated Press, discusses the backgrounds and judicial philosophies of Michigan Supreme Court Justices Robert Young and Maura Corrigan. Both Young and Corrigan have been mentioned as possible replacements to fill the seat of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

September 30
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, September 29
Viveca Novak, Justice Dept. Correspondent for Time Magazine, discusses the lesser-known potential Supreme Court nominees and latest on John Roberts confirmation.

Wednesday, September 28
Keith Perine, Reporter for Congressional Quarterly, gives an update on the Senate vote on John Roberts confirmation as Chief Justice, which is scheduled for Thursday, September 29.

September 8 - 27
There were no segments featured on these days.

Wednesday, September 7
Theodore Ruger, Assistant Professor of Law at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, explores the role of the Chief Justice.

Tuesday, September 6
Stuart Taylor, Senior Columnist for the National Journal, discusses the John Roberts Supreme Court confirmation hearings that begin Monday, September 12.

Monday, September 5
Stephen Henderson, Supreme Court Correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, discusses the legacy of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, his possible successor as Chief Justice, prospective nominees to fill the vacancy on the Court, and the effect his death with have on the Roberts confirmation hearing.

Sunday, September 4
Jo Becker, Washington Post Reporter, and David Savage, LA Times Reporter discuss Roberts� philosophy toward congressional power, and a review of recently released documents.

Saturday, September 3
Jeffery Robinson, Fmr. Democratic Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Manus Cooney, Fmr. Chief Counsel & Staff Director for the Senate Judiciary Cmte. (1988-2000), discuss the kinds of questions that will be asked of John Roberts in the upcoming confirmation hearings and the questioning of previous nominees.

Friday, September 2
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, September 1
Edward Whelan, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Robert Raben, Compassion & Choices, discuss an upcoming case on assisted suicide in the next Supreme Court session and Judge John Roberts� views on the issue.

Wednesday, August 31
Richard Dieter, Executive Director for Death Penalty Information Center, and Robert Blecker, Professor of Law at New York Law School, discuss the upcoming cases on the death penalty in the next Supreme Court session and Judge John Roberts' views on the issue.

Tuesday, August 30
Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women, and Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Senior Fellow for Legal Studies at the Family Research Council, discuss abortion and the Judge Roberts nomination.

Monday, August 29
Reverend Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, discuss the separation of church and state.

Sunday, August 28
Joseph Zengerle, Executive Director of George Mason University Law School's Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers & Chai Feldblum, Professor at Georgetown University's Law Center, discuss an upcoming Supreme Court case concerning the Solomon Act & John Roberts' view on the issue.

Saturday, August 27
Michael Seidman, Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and Roger Pilon, Vice President of Legal Affairs at the Cato Institute, discuss Judge Roberts, the Constitution and privacy rights.

Friday, August 26
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, August 25
Prof. Mark Tushnet, Georgetown University Law School, discusses "judicial activism."

Wednesday, August 24
Steve Schmidt, Deputy Assistant to President Bush & Counselor to V.P. Cheney, discusses the Roberts Nomination, specifically the White House strategy for the upcoming Roberts confirmation hearings and concerns raised by critics of the nomination.

Tuesday, August 23
Ralph Neas, President for the People for the American Way, discusses the Roberts' Nomination. He will examine efforts by liberal interest groups to obtain records from Judge Roberts' tenure as Deputy Solicitor General from 1989 to 1993, the state of the confirmation battle so far, and address concerns that Democrats have not been forceful enough in challenging the nomination.

Monday, August 22
Jesse Holland, Correspondent for the Associated Press, talks about documents that have been released from the Reagan Library. The documents are a collection of memos written by Mr. Roberts as an attorney in the Reagan White House.

Friday, August 19
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Wednesday, August 18
Jessie Holland, Legal Affairs Reporter for the Associated Press, discusses the American Bar Association's decision to rate Judge Roberts as "well qualified", and the documents that have been released pertaining to Roberts' background.

Wednesday, August 17
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Tuesday, August 16
George Soule, Attorney & Friend of John Roberts, discusses the 14-state, two-week "Precedent, Not Politics" tour by friends and supporters of Judge John Roberts to promote fair treatment of Roberts in his upcoming confirmation hearings. Soule has been a friend of Roberts for 29 years and was his classmate at Harvard Law School.

Monday, August 15
Prof. Robert Baker, Duquesne University of Law, discusses John Roberts' influences.

Friday, August 12
There was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, August 11
Viveca Novak, Justice Department Correspondent for Time Magazine, discusses the latest on the Judge John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court.

Wednesday, August 10
Michael Greco, President of the American Bar Association, remarks on the role that the ABA plays in rating nominees to the Supreme Court.

Tuesday, August 9
Richard Hesse, Professor Emeritus with Franklin Pierce Law Center, discusses the history behind the life-time appointments of Supreme Court Justices.

Monday, August 8
David Leitch, Former Partner at Hogan & Hartson, discusses the influence of the late appellate Judge Henry J. Friendly on Judge John Roberts. Roberts clerked for Friendly in 1979 and 1980.

Friday, August 5
Stephen Gillers, New York University Law School discusses recusal issues for members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thursday, August 4
Prof. David Garrow, Emory University Law School, discusses the questionnaire that Judge Roberts submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee and how it explains his attitudes on his judicial philosophy.

Wednesday, August 3
Gary Galles, Economics Professor with Pepperdine University, discusses the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution and Judge Roberts' rulings on it.

Tuesday, August 2
Professor Stephen Wermiel, American University's Law School, talks about the role that religion plays in the Supreme Court confirmation process.

Monday, August 1
Emma Schwartz, Reporter for the Legal Times, talks about Judge John Roberts's career at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he spent 12 years as a litigator in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate division.

Friday, July 29
Drew Days, former Solicitor General, 1993-1996, for the Clinton Administration, talks about the role of the Solicitor General. He discusses Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts, who served as the Solicitor General for President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993.

Thursday, July 28
Scott Nelson, an attorney with Public Citizen, talks about the 1978 Presidential Records Act. He discusses public access to documents created by Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts when he worked for the Reagan Administration.

Wednesday, July 27
Eugene Meyer, President of the Federalist Society, speaks about the philosophy and membership of the organization. He also describes Supreme Court Nominee John Robert's relationship to the Federalist Society.

Tuesday, July 26
Attorney Richard Bress discusses the work of Supreme Court law clerks. Mr. Bress clerked for Justice Scalia from 1988 to 1989.

Monday, July 25
Henry Abraham, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Virginia, discusses the history of the Supreme Court. Professor Abraham is a renowned Supreme Court historian and author of several books on the court from 1790 to the present day.

Friday, July 22
Due to an early start of the U.S. House Floor Proceedings, there was no segment featured on today's program.

Thursday, July 21
Douglas Kmiec, Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University Law School, discusses the confirmation process ahead for Judge John Roberts in the U.S. Senate. He also worked with Judge Roberts in the George H.W. Bush administration and reviews his judicial philosophy.

Wednesday, July 20 - Segment 1
Tony Mauro, Legal Times Reporter, discusses Supreme Court nominee Judge John G. Roberts' nomination and background.

Wednesday, July 20 - Segment 2
Sarah Binder, Senior Fellow for the Brookings Institute, explains the FBI background check and other details of the Supreme Court vetting process. She also addresses what Judge Roberts can expect as his nomination makes its way through the Senate.

Tuesday, July 19
Harvey Rice, Correspondent for the Houston Chronicle, provides a profile of Judge Edith Hollan Jones who serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and is a potential Supreme Court nominee.

Monday, July 18
Wayne Slater, political writer for the Dallas Morning News, discusses President Bush's history of nominating judges when he was governor of Texas.


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