Manuel Miranda

Chairman, Third Branch Conference

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Former aide to Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and  counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; chair of the Third Branch Conference, a coalition working to influence nominations to the federal courts

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The first morning of  Judge Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word.

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The first morning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word.

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The  first morning  of  Judge Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word.  Members of the Senate Judiciary…

The US Supreme Court and Partisan Politics

The first morning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word.  Members of the Senate Judiciary…

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