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Alito's dissent on funeral protests
Steve ChapmanThe sole dissenter in yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding the right of Westboro Baptist Church members to protest near military funerals was Justice Samuel Alito. He insisted that Maryland's laws regulating such demonstrations confirms that... -
Supreme Court reinforces FCC authority in disputes over cell tower placements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor...Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, John G. Roberts, Jr., Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
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Obama for president
Barack Obama has not been a perfect president. Millions are still suffering from a weak economy, vitally important issues like climate change and immigration remain all but unaddressed, and most disappointingly, the promise of a new politics to move us...Tags: Environmental Issues, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Immigration
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PREVIEW-US court may limit use of race in college admission decisions
ReutersBy Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Thirty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict...Tags: Minority Groups, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Virginia
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Is Obamacare a tax? The argument teaches us to stay healthy by disagreeing
Sometimes our elected officials operate on such a high intellectual plane that their message can get lost. Take, for example, the debate over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law in the wake of theU.S. Supreme Court's declaration that the...
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Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declared that American courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding suits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and foreign tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed...Tags: Civil Rights, Clarence Thomas, Laws, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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Justices' Gay Marriage Worries Misplaced
The Hartford CourantIn their recent consideration of legislation banning same-sex marriage, some Supreme Court justices expressed uninformed concern over how little we know about the long-term impact of such unions. Justice Anthony Kennedy said that because same-sex...Tags: Culture, Cultural Development, Arts and Culture, Netherlands, Career and Workplace
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Justice Kennedy's one-man show
WASHINGTON -- Imagine how gratifying it must feel to be Anthony Kennedy. As the justice who most often serves as the swing vote on the Supreme Court, he is the target of endless sycophancy, solicitude and general kissing up -- and his courtiers were...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Antonin Scalia
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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 Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...
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Gay rights lawyer senses high court will strike down DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a gay rights lawyer said Wednesday. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian...Tags: Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage
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Supreme Court likely to strike down DOMA, experts say
Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...
Tags: Minority Groups, Laws, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense of Marriage Act
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