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  • June 2008
    • McCain Would Tilt Split Court Right

      McCain Would Tilt Split Court Right

      (Newser) - America’s choice for president will likely ripple all the way to the halls of the sharply divided Supreme Court, the Washington Post reports. Since the next justice to retire is likely to be left-leaning, a Barack Obama victory would maintain the status quo of four conservatives, four liberals, and Anthony M. Kennedy serving as the swing vote. But if John McCain appoints the next justice, the court could swing decidedly to the right. More »

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      Barack Obama   John McCain   Election 2008   US Supreme Court   conservative   liberal   justices

    • O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      (Newser) - Even as Sandra Day O’Connor public profile as an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease research grows, the legal imprint of the first woman Supreme Court justice is fading, USA Today reports. Since her departure, the Roberts court has shifted course on abortion and retreated from positions supported by her swing vote on affirmative action and campaign finance. More »

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      US Supreme Court   abortion   law   John Roberts   Samuel Alito   Sandra Day O'Connor   integration   Samuel A. Alito   justices

  • March 2008

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