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The 'animus' of Justice Scalia
In a 1996 Supreme Court decision protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that Colorado voters had evidenced an unconstitutional "animus" toward homosexuality. Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, huffing: "I had...
Tags: Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Family, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: How to rein in Medicare costs
Re "The beloved budget buster," Editorial, Dec. 9 Your editorial on Medicare correctly identified novel procedures as one of the drivers of rising medical costs. It prescribed better comparisons of the cost-effectiveness of treatments as an essential...Tags: Private Health Care, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, Medicare, National Institutes of Health
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Gay marriage: Scalia knew this day would come
In announcing Friday that it will hear two cases involving same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court did not include a statement from Justice Antonin Scalia saying “I told you so.” But the thought surely has crossed the conservative justice’s...
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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Chan Lowe: Gay Marriage and the Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia is one person who comes to mind when you think of the bias against equal rights for gays dying one old person at a time. The problem is, he’s in a position to do some serious damage in terms of resisting the tide of history. ...
Tags: Values, John G. Roberts, Jr., Minority Groups, Clarence Thomas, Ethics
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Commentary: We Don't Have To Live With The Gun Violence
The Hartford CourantThis time the shots didn't ring out in a movie theater in Colorado, or outside of a Safeway in Arizona, or a spa in Wisconsin, or a temple or a college campus. This time it was children, elementary school boys and girls in Newtown, their bodies carted out...Tags: Politics, Laws, Shootings, Safeway Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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Patron: An Israeli can't fathom America's love of guns
The NRA is today's Moloch — an ancient Canaanite god who required regular child sacrifices by fire to appease his rage against all humans. Even though the Israelites were commanded to worship One God, they often lapsed into pagan rituals, including...Tags: Politics, Israel, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
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Robert Bork, the original originalist
Robert Bork, who died Wednesday, occupies a peculiar position in the pantheon of American conservative heroes. Most conservatives celebrated Judge Bork as the champion of constitutional values who was denied his rightful position on the Supreme Court by...
Tags: Robert H. Bork, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Laws, Minority Groups
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Robert Bork, rejected Supreme Court nominee, dies at age 85
Robert H. Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination in 1987 infuriated conservatives and politicized the confirmation process for the ensuing decades, died Wednesday at the age of 85. The former Yale law professor and judge on the U.S. Court of...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Politics, Mitt Romney, Heart Problems, Elections
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Scalia must join 21st century and change gay marriage stance
The Supreme Court's announcement last Friday that it will take up gay marriage is more than a chance for the justices to recognize the emerging national consensus in support of gay rights. It is a chance for them to overrule the medieval views of...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Politics, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Failed Supreme Court nominee dies at age 85
Robert H. Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination in 1987 infuriated conservatives and politicized the confirmation process for the ensuing decades, died Wednesday at the age of 85. The former Yale law professor and judge on the U.S. Court of...Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Elections, Civil Rights, Democratic Party
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Scalia on Bush v. Gore decision: 'My usual response is -- get over it'
CNNSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Wednesday the most contentious case he has been involved in was the Bush v. Gore decision regarding the 2000 presidential election and that his usual response to those who didn’t like it is: “Get...Tags: Politics, Elections, Al Gore
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Panel discusses Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts firmly established the court's identity this term as "The Roberts Court" by siding with the majority in politically sensitive decisions, according to a panel of legal experts. "What a difference a year makes,...Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, The Wall Street Journal, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice
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|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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