One of the Democrats running to replace U.S. Representative Carol Shea-Porter in New Hampshire says the U.S. Supreme Court should be increased from nine justices now to 15 — one for each federal circuit court of appeals plus the military appeals court.
Terence O'Rourke, 39, city attorney for Rochester, New Hampshire, offered an approach that looks a lot like President Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing plan in 1937.
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart says his decision to include an immigrant segment and have all guest performers be women during the annual Fourth of July concert at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade is not political.
"I'm excited that we're celebrating that this country is an amalgamation of people who come from all over the world," Lockhart told The Patriot Ledger. "I'm not politicizing things, but I think we need to respond positively and stand for things that make this holiday worth celebrating."
