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House Committee considers needs of Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy appears before a House Appropriations financial services and general government subcommittee about Supreme Court issues on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 13, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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O'Connor regrets Bush vs. Gore. So what?
O'Connor regrets Bush vs. Gore. So what?
As the entire legal affairs world knows by now, retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor last month expressed a frisson of regret for the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision in Gore vs. Bush, a decision that appeared to decide the 2000 presidential election.
Justices ready to change America
Justices ready to change America
It's spring, and the U.S. Supreme Court is lifting a mighty hammer. When the justices bring that big hammer down, they may change forever the way the races interact in the United States, and may forever redefine the millennia-old definition of marriage.
High court hears Indian adoption case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Tuesday about a toddler taken from her white adoptive parents and given to the Indian father who initially rejected her.
Proposal could drag political funding into the light
Proposal could drag political funding into the light
A proposed federal regulation that would undo some of the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling has been languishing at the Securities and Exchange Commission for a year and a half, but there are signs the commission may be making a decision on it relatively soon.
Do cases sound death knell for affirmative action?
Do cases sound death knell for affirmative action?
While the Texas case on affirmative action in college admissions is still pending, the U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly agreed last week to hear an affirmative action case out of Michigan that promises to be a genuine mover and shaker.
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Court hears DOMA challenge
Court hears DOMA challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court resumed its examination of same-sex marriage Wednesday, this time considering the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Supreme Court hears Prop 8 case
Supreme Court hears Prop 8 case
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday heard the challenge to California's Proposition 8, which limits marriage to a man and a woman.
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Within the Constitution's separation-of-powers structure, few exercises of judicial power are as legitimate or as necessary as the responsibility to hear challenges to the authority of the executive to imprison a person. Some of these petitioners have been in custody for six years with no definitive judicial determination
Gitmo detainees get U.S. court review
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The private action does not reach the customer/supplier companies, because the investors did not rely upon their statements or representations
U.S. Supreme Court limits fraud liability
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We hold that where there is a privacy interest protected by exemption 7(c)(of the Freedom of Information Act) and the public interest being asserted is to show that responsible officials acted negligently or otherwise improperly in the performance of their duties, the requester must establish more than a bare suspicion in order to obtain disclosure
Court protects post-mortem Foster photos
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The Dead Sea Companies say that the state of Israel exercised considerable control over their operations, notwithstanding Israel's indirect relationship to those companies
Court: Foreign country protection limited
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
Outside View: Deja vu all over again?
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