Supreme Court appointments

Four political scientists examine the government’s new Supreme Court appointment process from all angles, finding both upside and downsides

The government’s Supreme Court appointments policy improves what has typically been an opaque process—but it’s not perfect.

It has been said that the announcement of a Supreme Court nominee goes a long way in determining the outcome of the nomination. By all indications, Appeals Court Judge Sonya Sotomajor stands a good chance of being confirmed before Labour Day. Unless some indiscretion in her past is uncovered, Sotomajor appears to have the qualifications and the votes to make it to the highest court.

Why we know almost nothing about one of this country’s most powerful men