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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Court weighs when should judges step aside
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Supreme Court justices regularly confront cases involving companies they own shares in or that employ a family member. The decision is easy — the justices have a conflict of interest that forces them to play no role in the case....Tags: Condos and Houses, Court Administration, United Technologies Corporation, Massey Energy Company, Dick Cheney
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Sonar dispute splits court
The Associated PressThe Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. The court heard arguments in the Bush administration's appeal of court...Tags: Defense, Court Administration, Environmental Politics, Emergency Planning, Armed Forces
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Supreme Court signals support for cooperating employee who claims she was fired in retaliation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Supreme Court justices indicated Wednesday they would side with a longtime government worker who claims she was fired in retaliation after she cooperated with a sexual harassment investigation. The court wrestled with whether the anti-...Tags: Laws, Minority Groups, Court Administration, Civil Laws, Trials
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High court seems divided over restrictions on Navy sonar to protect whales, dolphins
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. The court heard arguments in the Bush...Tags: Defense, Advanced Training, Energy Resources, Court Administration, Natural Resource Industry
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Viewpoint: High court on a precipice
I really hate to bring it up. We already have two branches of our national government in full-scale meltdown. The president looks like a guy pleading before the parole board for early release. Congress makes "dysfunctional" sound like a compliment. But...Tags: Paris Hilton, Whoopi Goldberg, Court Administration, Abortion, Gerald Ford
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This time, Roe vs. Wade really could hang in the balance
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEvery four years, defenders of abortion rights proclaim that the fate of Roe vs. Wade hangs on the outcome of the presidential election. This year, they may be right. Through most of the 1990s and until recently, the Supreme Court had a solid 6-3...Tags: Laws, Court Administration, Abortion, Ronald Reagan, Local Authority
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Palin's 'Roe' answer may disturb base
The Swampby James Oliphant According to her interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is only familiar with one Supreme Court case, the seminal abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade. But did Palin, who is so resolutely pro-life that she......Tags: The White House, George Bush, Court Administration, Trials, Abortion
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1777: British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution. 1914: The Federal Trade Commission was established. 1918: The Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during World War I. 1955: Following word that President Dwight...Tags: New York Stock Exchange, Elections, American Revolutionary War, Political Candidates, Richard Nixon
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Supreme Court declines to reopen decision banning death penalty for raping a child
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to revisit its recent decision outlawing executions for people convicted of raping children. The unusual request, from Louisiana and the Bush administration, was based on the failure of anyone...Tags: Sexual Assault, Punishment, Court Administration, Rape, Death Penalty
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Justice Scalia, icon of the right, faces criticism of guns ruling from conservative judges
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is no stranger to criticism. He gives as good as he gets. But two recent critiques of his opinion in the landmark decision guaranteeing people the right keep guns at home for self-defense are notable...Tags: Defense, Gun Control, George Bush, Court Administration, Personal Weapon Control
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On Sept. 26, 1087, William II, the son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England. In 1580 Francis Drake, aboard his ship Golden Hind, returned to England after sailing around the globe in 33 months, the first Englishman to accomplish the...Tags: Punishment, George Santayana, Music Industry, George Gershwin, Political Candidates
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