Business Pushes Its Own Brand Of Justice

Tough Lobbying For Court Seat

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Thomas B. Edsall

Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, July 9, 2005; Page A01

Setting up a potential clash with religious conservatives, the national business lobby for the first time is marshaling its forces to persuade the White House to pick an industry-friendly Supreme Court nominee.

Usually, corporations duck Supreme Court fights. This time, with vital interests at stake, business advocates are raising millions of dollars, plotting major lobbying campaigns, and quietly working to influence the president as he ponders a replacement for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.