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Gerry Darrow's Opening Remarks Before Senate Panel

Senator Leahy, Senator Sessions, other members of this committee, my name is Gerry Darrow, and I am here today to answer your questions. I won't evade or hide any inconvenient truth or attitude from you or the American people. But before I answer your questions, I have a few for you. The mere...

Darrow Pokes At Judiciary Committee

Senator Leahy, Senator Sessions, other members of this committee, my name is Gerry Darrow, and I am here today to answer your questions. I won't evade or hide any inconvenient truth or attitude from you or the American people. But before I answer your questions, I have a few for you. The mere...

Darrow Promised "Frank Talk" At Confirmation Hearing

Supreme Court nominee Gerry Darrow held a surprise press conference this afternoon, bidding reporters to "Ask me anything." Across town, co-nominee Elena Kagan, was hidden away from the press with White House handlers, in preparation for the confirmation hearings set to begin Monday before the...

Does Darrow Favor Crime?

Gerry Darrow has never taught at a law school, authored a law review article or given an address to bar groups about his views on the law. In his 17 years as a practitioner, he's been too busy in courts of law representing folks injured in car accidents or accused of crimes to take a broader view...

Darrow v. Kagan: Contrasting Candidates

It is a tale of two nominees, one the golden child of doting Upper West Side, Manhattan parents, seemingly destined for great things and expensively reared and educated, the other largely self-made, the product of two blue-collar workers struggling to get by in Detroit. While the child of Manhattan...

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Kagan Tapped As "Tandem Nominee" For Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee today announced that it would only consider the nomination of Gerry Darrow for a seat on the United States Supreme Court if the president also submitted the name of a more conventional candidate to be considered at the same time.
In a terse, one-line announcement,...

Did Darrow Nearly Flunk Constitutional Law?

Did Gerry Darrow nearly flunk constitutional law?
It turns out that President Barack Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court received a near failing grade in the year-long course on constitutional law while a student at the Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. The nominee received a...

Leahy: "Darrow A Breath Of Fresh Air"

Although stopping short of giving an endorsement, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy gave a cautious thumbs up to the nomination of Gerry Darrow as the newest justice on the Supreme Court.
"President Obama clearly struck a responsive chord with my constituents in naming Darrow," Leahy said. "Our...

Support For Darrow Growing Nationwide

Hours after creating this page, Darrow's candidacy for the Supreme Court has prompted interest nationwide. We've heard from folks in the following locales: Cedar Crest, New Mexico; Danbury, Connecticut; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Greenville, South Carolina; Mckeesport, Pennsylvania; Cedar Grove, New...

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