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  • June 2008

    • Order in Court Will Be Task for Next President

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 27, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      Order in Court Will Be Task for Next President

      (Newser) - Recent Supreme Court decisions that broke 5-4 underlined the impact the next president could have on top US judicial body, the Boston Globe notes. The liberal bloc—including John Paul Stevens (age 88) and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (75)—is more likely to lose members during the next administration, so a President McCain could greatly change the Court's bent by replacing them with conservative Justices. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • Samuel Alito  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • John Paul Stevens

    • Court Readies Term's Testiest Decisions

      USA Today  |  Jun 9, 08 8:49 AM CDT

      Court Readies Term's Testiest Decisions

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court is poised to begin unveiling decisions today in some of the year's most heated cases, reports USA Today . As the term winds down, the 26 final opinions will be released on select days in June, and include clashes over Guantanamo detainees, DC's handgun ban, and the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • opinion  • Antonin Scalia  • Samuel Alito  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Anthony Kennedy  • John Paul Stevens  • Clarence Thomas  • Stephen Breyer

  • April 2008

    • Scalia On Bush v. Gore: 'Get Over It'

      CBS  |  Apr 24, 08 6:20 PM CDT

      Scalia On Bush v. Gore: 'Get Over It'

      (Newser) - "Get over it," Justice Antonin Scalia tells critics who accuse the Supreme Court of letting political motivations affect its 2000 decision in Bush v. Gore. Plus, Al Gore was responsible for pushing the Florida recount through the courts, Scalia points out in an upcoming 60 Minutes interview. And while he's a self-confessed social conservative, "it does not affect my views on cases," he says. More »

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      Republicans  • US Supreme Court  • Antonin Scalia  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Roe v. Wade

  • February 2008

    • Exxon Asks Court to Toss $2.5B Payout

      USA Today  |  Feb 27, 08 8:52 PM CST

      Exxon Asks Court to Toss $2.5B Payout

      (Newser) - Nearly 20 years after the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil in Prince William Sound, the company asked the Supreme Court to reject a ruling that it pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages. Judges appeared split in today's arguments, USA Today reports, making a tie possible because Samuel Alito has recused himself. If that happens, the punitive damages stand. The court also could reduce the amount. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Alaska  • John Roberts  • ExxonMobil  • oil spill  • class action  • shipping  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Anthony Kennedy  • Exxon Valdez  • Samuel A. Alito

    • Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Medical Tech

      New York Times  |  Feb 20, 08 6:20 PM CST

      Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Medical Tech

      (Newser) - A Supreme Court ruling today makes it nearly impossible for patients and their families to sue makers of federally approved medical devices under state law. The court ruled 8-1 in favor of cardiovascular device company Medtronic, dismissing a suit brought by a patient injured after one of the company's balloon catheters burst during an angioplasty, the New York Times reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • Antonin Scalia  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • medical devices  • big business  • Medtronic

    • Justice Is Blind, Not Disenfranchised

      Washington Post  |  Feb 12, 08 11:35 AM CST

      Justice Is Blind, Not Disenfranchised

      (Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia always exercise their right to vote, and John Roberts goes to the polls only for general elections, the Washington Post reports. Six of the nine Supreme Court justices—five in Virginia, one in DC—are eligible to participate in today’s primaries, and the chief justice is likely qualified in Maryland. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • Antonin Scalia  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Potomac Primary

  • November 2007

    • Supreme Court Gets First-Ever Wall Calendar

      Washingtonian  |  Nov 29, 07 7:35 PM CST

      Supreme Court Gets First-Ever Wall Calendar

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court may not come knocking at your door over the holidays, but the stars of the judicial branch have their very own calendar for sale, the Washingtonian reports. Legal Times court reporter Tony Mauro is to thank for the effort, which will help ensure that law junkies and history buffs won't risk missing landmark court anniversaries in 2008. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Sandra Day O'Connor  • US Constitution  • calendars

  • September 2007
  • May 2007

    • Ginsburg Speaks Up

      New York Times  |  May 31, 07 9:18 AM CDT

      Ginsburg Speaks Up

      (Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg has delivered two withering oral dissents in the past six weeks, a radical departure from her previous conciliatory role. Linda Greenhouse speculates in today's Times that the unprecedented behavior may signal a new outspokenness for the Supreme Court's only female justice. "After 15 years on the court, she's finally voicing some complaints," says a former Ginsburg clerk. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • women  • court  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • workplace discrimination

    • High Court Curbs Pay Bias Suits

      Washington Post  |  May 30, 07 4:55 AM CDT

      High Court Curbs Pay Bias Suits

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court severely limited the right of women to sue employers over pay discrimination in a stormy 5-4 decision yesterday. A lone woman employee at a tire factory sued because she was paid less than male coworkers over her long career; the court held that such charges must be filed within the 180-day window proscribed by the Civil Rights Act. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • women  • civil rights  • discrimination  • women's rights  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Civil Rights Act

  • April 2007

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