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Bush nominates Roberts for Supreme Court
Jul 19 2005 11:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush named federal appeals judge John G. Roberts Jr. to fill the first Supreme Court vacancy in a decade on Tuesday, delighting Republicans and unsettling Democrats by picking a young jurist of impeccably conservative credentials.
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Roberts has solid conservative credentials
Jul 19 2005 10:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John G. Roberts has solid conservative credentials and a lengthy background as a government lawyer and a private attorney whose clients ranged from big companies to welfare recipients.
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Nominee's hearings set for Aug. or Sept.
Jul 19 2005 10:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Within minutes of the announcement that President Bush had selected John G. Roberts as his Supreme Court nominee, the Republican-controlled Senate began preparing for a late summer confirmation struggle.
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Roberts impressed Bush with story of rise
Jul 19 2005 9:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's search for a Supreme Court nominee began with a list of 11 names. It ended after John G. Roberts sat down with Bush and the first family's two dogs and impressed the president with the story of his rise to prominence from small-town Indiana.
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Friends say Roberts keeps ego in check
Jul 19 2005 9:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John G. Roberts Jr. complements his legal brainpower and squeaky-clean image with an equally important asset _ an ego that friends say he keeps firmly in check.
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Republicans, some Democrats praise Roberts
Jul 19 2005 9:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators considered Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts so non-controversial that they approved him for a seat on a federal appeals court without a single recorded objection.
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Newsview: Roberts not overly conservative
Jul 19 2005 9:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush gave the right wing what it wanted, a certified conservative who could tip the Supreme Court to the right. At the same time, he robbed liberals of what they sought _ a fire-breathing ideologue who would trigger an epic fight.
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