Supreme Court

Obama: 'civil, thoughtful' hearings on new Supreme Court justice. President Obama met Wednesday with key senators of both parties to discuss the nomination and confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.(CSM)

Why religion could affect Obama's court nomination. When Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens steps down this summer, he will leave the court — long dominated by Protestants — without one for the first time in its history.(LAT)

Harvard Law dean considered for Supreme Court. Martha Minow, Harvard Law School dean, who was one of President Obama’s professors at the school, is among about 10 people under consideration to be his nominee for the Supreme Court, a White House official said.(BG)