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Maine: David Souter

May 1, 2009 - 06:16 am
NEWS FEED: Turn Maine Blue

Open Thread

By Gerald Weinand

Good morning.

Justice David Souter will retire at the end of this term, it is being reported. From McClatchy:

Supreme Court Justice David Souter has advised the White House that he plans to retire, according to published news reports.

The retirement of the 69-year-old Souter will give President Barack Obama his first opportunity to put a stamp on the nine-member court, which remains closely divided between its conservative and liberal wings.

Souter, though appointed 19 years ago by Republican George H.W. Bush, has generally fallen into the more liberal camp. An appellate court judge who wasn't well known nationally at the time of his Supreme Court appointment, Souter has remained personally enigmatic even as he tried to underscore his own personal sympathies.

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 14:32

State Court issues one-week stay for Hoffman

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Supreme Court granted Herb Hoffman a one-week stay on a recent decision that, when enacted, will take him off the ballot as an independent running for the U.S. Senate.

The decision was announced yesterday, the same day U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter denied an application to order the state’s high court for the stay.

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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 17:51

Hoffman decision denied by U.S. Justice Souter

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Herb Hoffman’s application to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied today.

Hoffman went to the Court in hopes of getting a stay on a recent Maine Supreme Court decision that invalidated enough of his signatures to take him off the ballot.

He had filed to run for U.S. Senate as an independent against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) and U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland).

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Tue, 08/19/2008 - 23:01

Supreme Court Justice Souter mulls stay of Hoffman court decision

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2231|title=Justice Souter|desc=U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has jurisdiction over the Hoffman case.|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=194]Herb Hoffman, an independent hoping to run for U.S. Senate, claims his First Amendment rights were violated when the Maine Supreme Court ruled against him last month.

The decision disqualified him from the ballot, but according to his campaign he hasn't been removed yet.

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