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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Justice System, Trials
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Obama citizenship at SCOTUS tomorrow
The Swampby Frank James The U.S. Supreme Court's justices will discuss at their Friday conference tomorrow the Obama's-not-a-natural-born-citizen lawsuit known as Donofrio v. Wells. As Chicago Tribune reporter James Janega writes: The suit originally sought to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Presidential Election Results (2008), Justice System, Local Government, U.S. Electoral College
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Supreme Court mum on Obama-birth case
The SwampTheresa Cao speaks about President-elect Barack Obama's proof of U.S. citizenship outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) by Frank James No announcement today from the Supreme Court about whether it will.....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Local Government, National Government, Justice System
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Supreme Court likely to pass on Obama
The Swampby David G. Savage Undaunted by election results on Nov. 4, several persistent plaintiffs have pursued lawsuits asserting that President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to hold the office of president because he is not an "natural born citizen." Their...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential Election Results (2008), National Government
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Child Web-pornography law expires
The Swampby David G. Savage A 13-year legal drive to shield children from pornography on the Internet ended in defeat today when the Supreme Court let the Child Online Protection Act die quietly. The measure, which never went into effect, made......Tags: People, Crime, Law and Justice, John Paul Stevens, American Civil Liberties Union, Social Issues
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Annals of Dave: Who is Judy Smith?
Spin CycleIn the weeks since Gov. Paterson put out negative information on Caroline Kennedy in the wake of her withdrawal from the Senate sweepstakes, the name Judy Smith has surfaced a few times as a key media advisor involved in......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Caroline Kennedy, Larry Craig, Juwan Howard, Wesley Snipes
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Obama: Here he comes, here comes the crush
Spin CycleThe new president is doing the slow walk-and-chat, there's the handshake with Engel, for whatever it's worth. He's followed by his former legislative leader Harry 'Voluntary Taxes' Reid, with Nancy Pelosi the House speaker posted up at the podium. Quick.....Tags: Nancy Pelosi
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Supreme Court: Race in hiring, promoting
The Swampby David G. Savage With Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. leading the way, the Supreme Court debated today whether to put stricter limits on the use of race as a factor in deciding who gets hired or promoted.......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court: Expletives deleted
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court said today that TV viewers should not be hit with the "F-word" or the "S-word" during prime time broadcasts, upholding the government's power to impose huge fines on broadcasters for airing a single......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Janet Jackson, George Carlin, National Government, Television Industry
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David Souter, we hardly knew ye...
The Swampby Mark Silva A Supreme Court justice is retiring. This is how they bid adieu: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.: "Justice Souter has served with great distinction on the Court for nearly 20 years. His desire to return to......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Paul Stevens, Justice System, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Court Administration
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Obama's Supreme Court pick machinery
The Swampby Christi Parsons and Tom Hamburger The White House already had started gearing up to pick and promote President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, setting machinery in motion well before Justice David Souter called in the early afternoon...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, National Government, Parliament, Justice System
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Sonia Sotomayor: Obama's court pick
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 10:50 am EDT President Barack Obama today nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the Supreme Court, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, World War II (1939-1945), Barack Obama, National Government
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