US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Dec 3, 5:47 pm ESTThe case involves an ongoing tug of war between the high court and the highest court in Oregon.
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High court sends back 9th Circuit murder case
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 2, 8:34 pm ESTThe U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court Tuesday to reconsider its ruling granting a new trial to a San Mateo man convicted of murdering a gas station attendant during a 1992 robbery that netted $150. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San...
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Anti-Obama bloggers challenge birthplace
The Kansas City Star - Wed Dec 3, 12:38 am ESTIn the outer cosmos of the blogosphere, the presidential election isn't over. Barack Obama, now busily forming his administration, isn't just the wrong person to lead the nation, claim Web sites such as America Must Know and Right Side News.
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A Changing Climate on Global Warming: What the Election Means
Gotham Gazette - Mon Dec 1, 12:09 am ESTWith the election of Barack Obama for president, environmentalists are poised for action on global warming at the federal level for the first time in years. There are good reasons for environmentalists to be optimistic, despite the recent economic news. And, there is a New York angle to all of this.
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US Supreme Court lifts Stenson execution stay
Seattle Times - Wed Nov 26, 11:26 pm ESTThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect.
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Retired U.S. Court Executive Files Kozinski Complaint (Update2)
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 25, 5:51 pm ESTNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A retired federal court executive alleged Alex Kozinski , chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, broke into a judicial computer security system to restore access to pornographic Web sites, according to a filed complaint.
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Retired U.S. Court Executive Files Kozinski Complaint (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 25, 5:37 pm ESTNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A retired federal court executive alleged Alex Kozinski , chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, broke into a judicial computer security system to restore access to pornographic Web sites, according to a filed complaint.
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Prez passes on Obama's eligibility
WorldNetDaily - Mon Nov 24, 10:36 pm ESTConcerns over President-elect Barack Obama's birthplace are heating up, with a hearing scheduled in a few days before the U.S. Supreme Court on a case that alleges he wasn't born in the U.S. and isn't eligible to hold office, but the current occupant of the White House isn't concerned.
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Proofin' the prez: Who's in charge?
WorldNet Daily - Mon Nov 24, 9:58 pm ESTA one-time vice presidential candidate who is considered an expert on the U.S. Constitution says it is up the electors from the 50 states to make certain President-elect Barack Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen before they cast votes for him in the Electoral College Dec. 15.
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Convicted killer executed Thursday night for stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend
Denton Record-Chronicle - Fri Nov 21, 8:10 am ESTHUNTSVILLE, Texas – Convicted killer Robert Jean Hudson was executed Thursday night for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend after he beat down the door and barged into her Dallas-area apartment nearly a decade ago.
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Justice Stevens, 88, Not Ready to Retire
HispanicBusiness.com - Tue Nov 18, 2:14 pm ESTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, at 88, isn't showing any signs he's considering retiring from the bench, observers say.
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Supremes to review citizenship arguments
WorldNetDaily - Thu Nov 20, 12:32 am ESTA case that challenges President-elect Barack Obama's name on the 2008 election ballot citing questions over his citizenship has been scheduled for a "conference" at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Justice Stevens To Address UF Law Students
Local 10 Miami - Mon Nov 17, 7:30 am ESTGAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The nation's oldest and longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice, John Paul Stevens, is sharing his knowledge with University of Florida law school students.
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Supreme Court Justice Stevens Speaking At UF
First Coast News - Mon Nov 17, 7:26 am ESTGAINESVILLE, FL (AP) -- The nation's oldest and longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice, John Paul Stevens, is sharing his knowledge with University of Florida law school students.
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Opening the Rehnquist Files
Law.com - Mon Nov 17, 11:03 pm ESTPapers released Monday by the Hoover Institution focus on aspects of William Rehnquist's early years on the U.S. Supreme Court, including a domestic surveillance case; an inkling of Rehnquist's perception of Justice William Brennan; and Rehnquist's role as the Court's social animal, who tried to liven things up with improvements in certain procedures.
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Stevens gives no hints about retirement plans
The Gainesville Sun - Mon Nov 17, 3:40 pm ESTThe nation's oldest and longest serving U.S. Supreme Court justice, John Paul Stevens, did not give any hints about his retirement plans as he addressed 700 law school students Monday at the University of Florida.
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Obama Talks SCOTUS
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Cornell University: Supreme Court Decisions
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CHRONES, WARDEN v. PULIDO, MICHAEL R.. Decided 12/02/2008
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BELL, EDWARD N. v. KELLY, WARDEN. Decided 11/17/2008
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WINTER, SEC. OF NAVY, ET AL. v. NATURAL RESOURCES, ET AL.. Decided 11/12/2008
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