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“ A prompt answer from this court will expedite the termination of this litigation and determine whether other similar cases may be prosecuted. ”
Court rejects civil-rights era murder case
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“ The Constitution assigns to the states the primary responsibility for determining the manner of selecting the presidential electors, ... ”
Stevens knew his own mind in Bush vs. Gore
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“ Even assuming that aspects of the remedial scheme (the recount allowed by the Florida Supreme Court) might ultimately be found to violate the equal protection clause, I could not subscribe to the majority's disposition of the case. As the majority explicitly holds, once a state legislature determines to select electors through a popular vote, the right to have one's vote counted is of constitutional stature. As the majority further acknowledges, Florida law holds that all ballots that reveal the intent of the voter constitute valid votes. Recognizing these principles, the majority nonetheless orders the termination of the contest proceeding before all such votes have been tabulated. Under their own reasoning, the appropriate course of action would be to remand (send down to the lower court) to allow more specific procedures for implementing the Legislature's uniform general standard to be established. ”
Stevens knew his own mind in Bush vs. Gore
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“ There is no question about the legitimacy or importance of a state's interest in counting only eligible voters' votes ”
Indiana voter ID law upheld by high court
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“ We hold that Wachovia's mortgage business, whether conducted by the bank itself or through the bank's operating subsidiary, is subject to OCC's superintendence ”
Court: Federal oversight trumps state regs
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“ We are dealing with a new type of business entity ”
Court: Doctors may not be 'employees'
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“ The term 'extortion' as defined in the Hobbs Act refers to 'the obtaining of property from another,' ”
Court rules against NOW in RICO case
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“ I'm curious about one thing. Was he a very tall man or were these irons? ”
Supreme Court weighs Calif. 3-strikes law
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“ The purpose of the three-strikes law is to take off the streets the tiny percentage of people who commit most of the crimes ”
Supreme Court weighs Calif. 3-strikes law
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“ All of this leads me to conclude that offenses committed by juveniles under the age of 18 do not merit the death penalty ”
Court bloc: No execution of pre-18 killers
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