AND THERE'S NO HELP ON THE WAY:

High Court Splits on Wetlands Protections (Tony Mauro, 06-19-2006, Legal Times)

On a day that foreshadowed politically charged battles ahead, the Supreme Court on Monday divided sharply on the scope of the Clean Water Act while also agreeing to widen its review of the federal partial-birth abortion ban next fall. [...]

Also on view was a dispirited liberal wing of the Court. Though Stevens, 86, read from his dissent vigorously, the justices who joined him — Stephen Breyer, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — appeared gloomy and fatigued.

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Senate Set for Busy Summer on Judicial Nominees (Robert B. Bluey, 06-20-2006, Human Events: Right Angle)

The Senate Judiciary Committee is quietly maneuvering to act on two of President Bush's appellate court nominees this summer, while a third nominee awaiting action on the Senate floor is slowly moving closer to a vote, Republican aides told HUMAN EVENTS today.