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Minnesotan Coleen Rowley has emerged in the last few days as a potential “off-the-grid” nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Rowley’s addition to unofficial SCOTUS “long lists” (as opposed to shortlists) comes as U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar downplays chatter that she might be tapped to replace retiring Justice David Souter.

Leading conservative legal figure Ken Starr said Norm Coleman faces an “uphill battle” to have his complaints about losing the U.S. Senate election in Minnesota to Al Franken heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Norm Coleman is crying crocodile tears over David Souter’s departure from the U.S. Supreme Court. Coleman may bring a senate-election case to the nation’s high court that relies on the court’s 2000 Bush v. Gore recount case — and Souter abhorred that decision more viscerally than any successor could.

Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court when the court’s current term is over at the end of June. Souter will likely stay on until President Obama’s nominee to replace him has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, National Public Radio reports.