More Trouble for Musharraf

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court delivered a ruling Friday that smacks of a smackdown between the country's other top legal players and President Pervez Musharraf, and in this round, Musharraf didn't win: The court flouted Musharraf's decision, made earlier this year, to suspend Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry (pictured) and voted that he be reinstated to his post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chief Justice Wants More Money

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2007 Chief Justice John Roberts made judicial pay the sole focus of his annual report, calling for a "substantial salary increase" for federal judges. Federal district judges currently earn the same amount as members of Congress -- $165,200 a year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Alito Appears Headed for Confirmation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 As the hearings end, Democrats seem unlikely to filibuster the nominee. | storyAnd so much for a swing vote: Analyses of Alito's answers by both The New York Times and The Washington Post find the nominee most aligned with Scalia and Thomas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )