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Supreme Court 'collegial,' justice says
The Swampby Mark Silva Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who might rather have been an opera diva if she didn't posess a "sparrow''' voice, says the Supreme Court is the "most collegial' place where she ever has worked. Sure they......Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama, New York, Music Theater, Ceremonies
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Court: School strip-search illegal
The Swampby David G. Savage The strip search of a 13-year old school girl who was suspected of hiding pain relief pills was unreasonable and unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting new legal limits on how far school officials may......Tags: Education, Labor Legislation, John Paul Stevens, Symptoms, Abusive Behavior
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Firefighters victims of discrimination
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, with the court holding that employers should not rely on "raw racial statistics" to set......Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, New York, Employers
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Sotomayor: Judiciary approves justice
The Swampby David G. Savage and Mark Silva Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court, won the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee today in a lopsided vote cast largely along party lines......Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Iowa, Parliament, New York, John Paul Stevens
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Sonia Sotomayor: 'More perfect union'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, honoring the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court today, hailed the seating of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor as "another step toward that more perfect union that we all seek.'' And Sotomayor, the first......Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama, Trials, Getty Images Inc., Parliament
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Sonia Sotomayor's first vote: Dissent
The Swampby David G. Savage The newly seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cast her first recorded vote on the Supreme Court, joining a dissent by three liberal justices to stop a pending execution in Ohio. The full court turned down the......Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Murder, Judges, Ted Strickland, John Paul Stevens
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Grim statistics aside, pancreatic cancer researchers look to the future
Booster ShotsWith Patrick Swayze's death today comes a highly public reminder that the cure rate for pancreatic cancer is abysmal. This year, an estimated 42,470 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease. And an estimated 35,240 will die. Smoking can increase...... -
'Human Sacrifice Channel:' Cable bounds
The Swampby David G. Savage Could the government outlaw a future "Human Sacrifice Channel" on cable TV? That question became the focus of a Supreme Court argument today on the reach of the 1st Amendment and on whether Congress can outlaw......Tags: Adolf Hitler, Freedom of the Press, Sales, Antonin Scalia, Virginia
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Monster Mash: 'Thriller' dance event; Andrew Lloyd Webber fighting cancer; London theater ready for download
Culture Monster--Honoring the king of pop: An estimated 20,000 people worldwide engaged in a global "Thriller" dance event over the weekend. (CBC) --Down but not out: Andrew Lloyd Webber is diagnosed with prostate cancer but vows to return to work as...... -
Mutual fund case hinges on fee comparison
Money & CompanyMust mutual fund investors pay significantly higher fees than institutional investors such as pension funds? That was the issue today at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard oral arguments in a case accusing a mutual fund manager of...... -
Beltway sniper's execution: Appeal nixed
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad. Scheduled for execution Tuesday evening in Virginia, Muhammad was convicted of masterminding the sniper-shooting rampage that terrorized...Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Virginia, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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How religion could affect President Obamaâs choice for the Supreme Court
The Religion WorldI'm not sure I recognized that the U.S. Supreme Court is dominated by Catholics (Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer are Jewish), and that retiring Justice John Paul Stevens is the court's sole Protestant. Although it's much more likely that...
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