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Law professor Michael McConnell has been nominated to serve on the 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals. Although liberal advocacy groups oppose McConnell for his views on abortion and religion, an editorial in today's Washington Post urges the Senate to confirm him because he's open-minded. They point to, among other things, his criticism of the Supreme Court's handling of the 2000 election controversy—ideas that were taking shape here in Slate in November 2000, when he discussed the Florida courts' rulings with Alan Brinkley.

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