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  • June 2008

    • Order in Court Will Be Task for Next President

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

      Order in Court Will Be Task for Next President

      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

    • Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      Today's Supreme Court ruling upholding an individual's right to bear arms is unlikely to lead to sweeping changes across the nation, the New York Times reports. Gun laws in most cites and states—putting restrictions on felons and the mentally ill, for example, or banning guns in certain settings—appear to be safe. The biggest impact will be in cities with the most restrictive laws—DC, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit—where a wave of legal challenges no doubt awaits. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Washington DC  • Antonin Scalia  • Second Amendment  • John Paul Stevens  • self defense

    • Court Readies Term's Testiest Decisions

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

      Court Readies Term's Testiest Decisions

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

  • April 2008

    • Justice Calls Death Penalty Unconstitutional

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 16, 08 5:39 PM CDT

      Justice Calls Death Penalty Unconstitutional

      Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he now believes the death penalty is unconstitutional, as it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Stevens was a key vote in upholding the legality of the death penalty 30 years ago, and says he will continue to respect the precedent of the court in dealing with capital punishment, the AP reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • capital punishment  • John Paul Stevens

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Court Limits Investors' Suits Over Fraud

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 15, 08 5:14 PM CST

      Court Limits Investors' Suits Over Fraud

      The Supreme Court today made it harder for defrauded investors to sue to get their money back. The court limited the ability of investors to sue third parties—accountants, bankers, and lawyers, for example—who help a company commit securities fraud. The 5-3 ruling, considered one of the most important business decisions in years, will make it harder for Enron victims to recover their money, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • mortgage crisis  • investors  • John Paul Stevens  • Enron

  • November 2007

    • Ex-Ill. Governor Must Report to Federal Prison

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 6, 07 4:29 PM CST

      Ex-Ill. Governor Must Report to Federal Prison

      George Ryan will report to prison tomorrow after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens today refused the ex-Illinois governor's request to stay free on bail while fighting a corruption conviction. Ryan, 73, will begin serving his 6½-year sentence in a Wisconsin prison, the Chicago Tribune reports. He was convicted in 2006 of steering lucrative contracts to friends and taking kickbacks. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • fraud  • Illinois  • John Paul Stevens  • racketeering

  • September 2007

    • Senior Justice Is Court's Unlikely Liberal Voice

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 24, 07 2:07 PM CDT

      Senior Justice Is Court's Unlikely Liberal Voice

      “I don’t think of myself as a liberal at all,” John Paul Stevens told the New York Times , but the longest-serving Supreme Court justice is the head of liberal dissent in an increasingly conservative court. Stevens was appointed by Gerald Ford as a moderate Republican in 1975, and he says every justice since has been more conservative than the last. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • John Paul Stevens

  • April 2007

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