Interest groups from across the political spectrum are weighing in with their reactions to the White House nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to the US Supreme Court . Conservative groups have largely welcomed the announcement. C. Boyden Gray, chairman of the Committee for Justice which promotes constitutionalist judicial nominees, said in a statement Tuesday [...]

President Bush's Tuesday evening nomination of conservative federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts to the US Supreme Court has predictably drawn praise from Republicans and calls for caution from Democrats, who vow to examine Robert's record carefully during the confirmation process. In preparation for the confirmation hearings, which will likely begin in late August [...]

Nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, President George W. Bush, July 19, 2005. Excerpt: I'm honored to announce that I am nominating him to serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. John Roberts currently serves [...]

At a brief East Room ceremony, President Bush has formally announced his nomination of US DC Circuit Court of Appeals judge John Roberts to be an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court . Calling him one of the "most distinguished and talented attorneys in America", the President said Roberts was admired for his intellect, [...]

Wire services are reporting that President Bush will nominate federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts for the US Supreme Court seat opened by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, according to Washington sources. Roberts, a former law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, currently sits on the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, [...]

US Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill Tuesday which could force millions of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States to leave. The proposed bill includes the adoption of a machine-readable Social Security card system for all US workers to keep illegal aliens from obtaining jobs, tough fines for [...]

The Senate Tuesday delayed a floor debate on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 which proposes giving native Hawaiians self-governance privileges . The Akaka bill is sponsored by US Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka , both from Hawaii, who said the Republican majority had committed to sending the bill for a vote [...]

An Egyptian Interior Ministry report has concluded that there are no links between detained chemist Magdi al-Nashar and the al-Qaeda suspects responsible for the bombings in London. Nashar was arrested in Cairo last week as part of an investigation into the bombings when information surfaced that he assisted in renting a London flat where traces [...]

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the SEC has filed civil fraud charges against former executives of i2 Technologies , a Texas company that produces supply chain management software. In a press release, the SEC announced that it has filed suit against three former i2 executives for illegally reporting revenue for software that was [...]

Three UK soldiers will be brought to trial charged with war crimes against Iraqi detainees, the Attorney General for England and Wales, Lord Goldsmith, announced Tuesday on behalf of the British Army Prosecuting Authority. Seven other British soldiers face courts-martial for alleged detainee abuse. The war crimes charges are in connection with the death of [...]