With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, key Senate leaders are being urged to keep "anti-religious bigotry" out of the upcoming confirmation hearings. The Catholic-based group Fidelis issued a warning to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy to "prevent this vile brand of hate politics from entering this important process." "We expect that the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings must follow nothing less than the three-fold high standard of being responsible, civil and constitutional," said Fidelis President Joseph Cella. "The statements by every senator -- Republican, Democrat or...