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The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the exoneration of decorated Korean War veteran Clyde Kennard who tried to integrate the University of Southern Mississippi. Charles Pickering had presented the petition of exoneration.

Author and activist Richard Viguerie has suggested ten names to replace Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General, including Ed Meese, William Pryor, Edith Jones and Charles Pickering.

Hattiesburg

Judge Charles Pickering will sign copies of his book “A Price Too High: The Judiciary in Jeopardy” from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Main Street Books, 210 N. Main St. in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Southwick voted out of committee

A surprise yes vote from Senator Feinstein passes Southwick out of committee.

C-SPAN BookTV

This Sunday and Monday, BookTV on C-SPAN2 will discuss "A Price Too High: The Judiciary in Jeopardy."

Sunday, July 8, at 9am
Monday, July 9, at 12am

More details here.

Southwick

Still being delayed, here is the latest.

Southwick Update

Sid Salter at Mississippi's Clarion Ledger blogs, "Don't take my word for the partisan character assassination aimed at Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick. Read what a national group has to say on the subject" and posts a press release from the Campaign for Justice with the headline: "Southern White Male Nominees Face Bias in Senate - Dems’ campaign against Judge Southwick repeats same old charges".

Meanwhile, the Legal Times Blog writes: Conservatives Counterattack For Southwick

Summer Reading

The Committee for Justice blogs that some liberals may be "engrossed in Al Gore's new book" but "those of you who are more interested in constitutional law and the judicial nominations" should check out three books: A Price Too High by Charles Pickering; Confirmation Wars by Benjamin Wittes; and The Manhandling of the Constitution by Jim Dueholm.