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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'The Roberts Court' captures an important transformation

    At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he memorably testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical to make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role."
    At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he memorably testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Book, Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Ronald Reagan

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Supreme Court limits towing firms

    WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man who had his car towed when he was in a hospital recovering from a heart attack and the amputation of his left foot won a measure of justice at the U.S. Supreme Court.
    WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man who had his car towed when he was in a hospital recovering from a heart attack and the amputation of his left foot won a measure of justice at the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 9-0 decision released Monday, the court...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Heart Attack, Port of Los Angeles, U.S. Congress

    3. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer breaks shoulder in bike crash

    Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer broke his shoulder in a fall from his bicycle and underwent surgery Saturday morning, according to a court spokeswoman.
    Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer broke his shoulder in a fall from his bicycle and underwent surgery Saturday morning, according to a court spokeswoman. The 74-year-old justice was resting comfortably and is expected to be released from...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Korean War (1950-1953), Georgetown, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    4. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Boy Scouts of America, AIDS, Justice System, U.S. Congress

    5. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a Cherokee Indian to claim his child.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Adoption, Justice System, Family

    6. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Letters: Gay marriage's friends and foes

    Re "Justices ponder gay marriage," Editorial, April 2 Same-sex marriage has been overpoliticized and over-intellectualized. What we're really addressing is the question of whether there should be a law dictating what marriage is. Laws are generally...

    Tags: Social Issues, Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Family, Minority Groups

    7. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Seeking marriage equality

    Between now and July, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage: one testing the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, the other involving the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal purposes as the union of a man and a woman. Oral arguments in the court last week raised the disheartening possibility that a majority of the court may be unwilling at this time to extend to same-sex marriages the constitutional protection it afforded to interracial marriages four decades ago.
    Between now and July, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage: one testing the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, the other involving the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Justice System, Minority Groups, Family

    8. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Letters: Marriage at the Supreme Court

    Re "Justices seem to side with gay couples," March 28 The time has come for the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. Laws designed to limit a person's pursuit of happiness by denying him or...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Family

    9. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. In gay-marriage debate, couples deserve more than 'skim milk'

    It is not always easy to follow <a href="http://timelines.latimes.com/doma-scotus-full-transcript/">the audio transcript </a>of the last two days&rsquo; Supreme Court <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-gay-marriage-20130328,0,1167024.story">arguments over gay marriage.</a>
    It is not always easy to follow the audio transcript of the last two days’ Supreme Court arguments over gay marriage. Just when you think you grasp what’s going on, someone starts talking about “suspect classes” and “...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Marriage, Los Angeles Times Journalists, Family

    10. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Gay Rights, Voting, Justice and Rights

    11. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say

    Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the <a id="EVGAP00069" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Defense of Marriage Act" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/social-issues/family/same-sex-marriage/defense-of-marriage-act-EVGAP00069.topic">Defense of Marriage Act</a> that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples.
    Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...

    Tags: John Boehner, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Gay Rights, Justice System

    12. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense

    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into the right of states to define marriage.
    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Justice System, U.S. House of Representatives, Family

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