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This conservative's conservative is also the court's intellectual-in-residence. And with the majority behind him, Scalia is setting about taking namesâ??and setting precedents

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June 2008
- Court Readies Term's Testiest Decisions
  
  USA Today | Jun 9, 08 8:49 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
May 2008
- Court Upholds Child Porn Law
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 19, 08 12:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court today upheld a tough federal child pornography law in a 7-2 decision, the Los Angeles Times reports. The law makes it illegal to offer or seek child porn online, even if there is no actual pornography, or if the images are computer-generated rather than of actual children. The decision overturns an appeals-court ruling that the law infringed on free speech. More »
- Reagan's Influence on US Court System Lingers
  
  USA Today | May 12, 08 5:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ronald Reagan’s influence on American courts remains unprecedented, and his transformation of the nomination process is only part of the story. With sheer numbers and ideological consistency, Reagan created a legacy that will influence American justice well into the 21st century, and perhaps beyond, USA Today reports. More »
April 2008
- Scalia On Bush v. Gore: 'Get Over It'
  
  CBS | Apr 24, 08 6:20 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Media-Shy Scalia Hits Road With 18th-Century Views
  
  USA Today | Apr 18, 08 2:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After years of courting controversy but shunning publicity, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is about to go on a media offensive, reports USA Today. The conservative Scalia, who has notoriously kept the press away from his public appearances, allowed C-SPAN recently to broadcast a question-and-answer session with students. He'll also appear on 60 Minutes this month. Why? He's plugging a book he co-authored on legal arguments. More »
February 2008
- Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Medical Tech
  
  New York Times | Feb 20, 08 6:20 PM CST
  
  (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 »
June 2007
- Scalia Joins Majority, but Not Happily
  
  New York Times | Jun 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The high court may have a new conservative majority, but it's not exactly a lovey-dovey one, judging from Antonin Scalia's withering concurring opinions on two recent decisions, the New York Times reports. Although he voted with the majority, Scalia blasted Chief Justice John Roberts for downplaying the impact of the decisions. "This faux judicial restraint is judicial obfuscation," he snarked in one. More »
- Supremes Let Up on Political Ad Limits
  
  Washington Post | Jun 25, 07 2:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Conservatives on the Supreme Court weakened one of the major strictures of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law today, relaxing the definition of prohibited ads in the run-up to federal elections. An increasingly familiar 5-4 majority declared that "issue ads," which stump for political platforms without explicitly endorsing a candidate, are protected speech. More »
- Court Curbs Unions' Political Spending
  
  Associated Press | Jun 15, 07 8:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a Washington State law forcing public-sector unions to win consent from workers before spending their dues on politically-charged activities. The law applied to workers who opt out of joining a union but still have to pay the dues, some of which are spent supplying (mainly Democratic) political coffers. More »
April 2007
- High Court Eyes McCain- Feingold
  
  Legal Times | Apr 26, 07 7:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court looks poised to pull an about face on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law by striking down its strictures on "issue ads"—pre-election commentary that mentions candidates by name. Sandra Day O'Connor joined a majority in upholding the ban in 2003; Alito and Roberts may provide critical mass to strike it down. More »
- Supreme Court Supports Late-Term Abortion Ban
  
  Washington Post | Apr 18, 07 11:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court voted today to uphold a ban on partial birth abortions, handing a significant victory to President Bush, whose appointees to the high court voted with the 5-4 majority. The 2003 law, which bars a controversial late-term procedure, is the first federal restriction on abortion since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. More »

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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The nine justices of the Supreme Court pose for news photographers in a rare session Friday, December 5, 2003. Left to right, front row, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Chief Jus (KRT Photos)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, one of nine justices of the Supreme Court who posed for news photographers in a rare session Friday, December 5, 2003. (KRT Photos)

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court system in the United States
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court system in the United States judicial branches of the federal and state governments charged with the application and interpretation of the law. The U.S. court system is divided into two administratively separate systems, the federal and the state, each of which is independent of the ...

United States Supreme Court
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United States Supreme Court highest court of the United States, established by Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States. Scope and Jurisdiction Section 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution provides for vesting the judicial power of the United States in one supreme court and in such ...

Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia 1936-, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1986-), b. Trenton, N.J. He graduated from Harvard Law School (1960) and subsequently taught law at the Univ. of Virginia (1967-71) and the Univ. of Chicago (1977-82). In 1982, President Reagan named him to the federal Court of ...

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