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It's hard to imagine a more sympathetic victim than Diana Levine, a guitarist who lost her arm to gangrene after she was negligently injected with Phenergan, an anti-nausea drug. Last week, the Supreme Court by a 6-3 vote upheld a Vermont jury's...Tags: Justice System, Instrument Engineering, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Drugs and Medicines
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Ryan down to last hope
![After losing another appeal Thursday, former Gov. George Ryan's dimming hope for a new trial now relies on a forceful dissenting opinion—joined by one of the nation's most influential judges—that called his six-month trial far too long and "a travesty."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2007-10/33467507.jpg "After losing another appeal Thursday, former Gov. George Ryan's dimming hope for a new trial now relies on a forceful dissenting opinion—joined by one of the nation's most influential judges—that called his six-month trial far too long and "a travesty.\"")
Tribune staff reportersAfter losing another appeal Thursday, former Gov. George Ryan's dimming hope for a new trial now relies on a forceful dissenting opinion—joined by one of the nation's most influential judges—that called his six-month trial far too long and...Tags: Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Legal Service, Executive Branch, Punishment
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Faith and taxes
MONDAY WAS a rocky day for the 1st Amendment, and the Supreme Court did not limit its mischief to the speech clause. A smaller, more technical case threatens to undermine the amendment's protection of religion from government intrusion, in this case by...Tags: Heads of State, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Local Government, Antonin Scalia, State Budgets
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Which side is Brown vs. Board on?
KENNETH W. MACK is a professor at Harvard Law School. He is writing a book on American civil rights lawyers.AS THE Supreme Court wrestled with race-conscious school assignments in Seattle and Louisville, Ky., last week, the justices drew historical figures into the debate. In the most heated bits from the various opinions, each side accused the other of...Tags: Louisville, Local Government, Clarence Thomas, Labor Legislation, Lawyers
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The wrong lesson
ON THE SAME DAY it expanded free speech in the political process, the Supreme Court needlessly narrowed it in the nation's public schools. In upholding the suspension of an Alaska high school student for unfurling a banner declaring "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS"...Tags: Justice System, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Abe Fortas
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The candidates and the Supreme Court
Why are the two major presidential candidates virtually ignoring the importance of this election in determining the composition of the Supreme Court and the future of constitutional law? One of a president's most long-lasting legacies is in the judges...Tags: Justice System, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, Local Government, Antonin Scalia
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Ryan reaches end of road: Prison
Tribune staff reportersOn Wednesday, there was no deal former Gov. George Ryan could cut. There was no one to cajole, and no backroom compromise to be struck. After a long drive from his Kankakee home, Ryan reported to a federal prison camp near Oxford, Wis., to begin...Tags: Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Punishment, George Ryan
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Supreme Court greatly reduces damages in Exxon Valdez spill
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Supreme Court on Wednesday brought to a close the 19-year legal battle over the Exxon Valdez oil spill by sharply reducing the punitive damages to be paid by Exxon Mobil Corp. The court ruled that the oil giant must pay $507 million -- about one-tenth...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Local Government
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Justices examine energy crunch
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSupreme Court justices on Tuesday heard a recounting of what lawyers called "the worst electricity market crisis in history." And they heard the story of how Enron Corp. and others helped create the spike in electricity prices in California and the West...Tags: Justice System, Gray Davis, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Companies and Corporations, Local Government
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Ryan down to last appeal
Tribune staff reporterA federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected former Gov. George Ryan's bid to remain free on bail while he asks the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his corruption conviction. The ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means Ryan must report to...Tags: Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Punishment, George Ryan
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Justices OK latitude on sentencing
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Supreme Court called Monday for a retreat from the strict national sentencing guidelines set during the "war on drugs" of the 1980s, ruling that federal judges may set prison terms well below those recommendations. Judges should be freer to impose...Tags: Justice System, Iowa, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, War Crimes, Clarence Thomas
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99 things every real Cubs fan should know
What's the Curse of the Billy Goat?
It started during the 1945 World Series, which pitted the Cubs against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs refused to let Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis bring his lucky goat inside Wrigley Field for Game 4. An angry...Tags: Jason Kendall, Billy Williams, Cy Young, Chicago White Sox, Ryan Dempster
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