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Supreme Court expresses skepticism over upholding Prop. 8
The Supreme Court asked skeptical questions Tuesday of former Reagan administration lawyer Charles J. Cooper about his assertion that California’s ban on gay marriage should be upheld. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. questioned Cooper as to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Justice System, Gays and Lesbians
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Supreme Court upholds FCC power in cellphone tower case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies. The divide arose when...
Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Congress
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Roberts to give LaLumiere address
LAPORTE -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the commencement address at LaLumiere School, where he graduated in 1973. Roberts, who grew up in Long Beach, will speak at the May 24 graduation ceremony, which starts at 10 a.m....Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, George W. Bush, Judges
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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Church and State Relations, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Christianity
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Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?
Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...
Tags: Lehigh University, Social Issues, Racism, Colleges and Universities, Students
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Politics
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Goodman defense expands case for new trial
John Goodman's bid for a new trial may have gotten a boost Wednesday with yet more allegations against a juror already accused of misconduct in the Wellington polo magnate's DUI manslaughter trial last year. Juror Dennis DeMartin, of Delray Beach, spoke...
Tags: Drunk Driving, Trials, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 24
The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park •A wallet containing $200, credit cards and identification was reported taken April 12 from a 55-year-old Manhattan woman while shopping at a household decorating-organizing store at...
Tags: Frankfort, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Credit and Debt
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Walmart bill's death a strange development [Editorial]
A Harford County Council bill designed to block the proposed move of Walmart's Abingdon store about two miles to the north to a plot near the intersection of Route 924 and Plumtree Road came to strange end last week. The bill, which initially seemed...Tags: Walmart
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Man 'sucker-punched' by ex-wife's boyfriend in Bel Air [Harford police blotter]
Aberdeen Christina S. Harris, 22, of the 100 block of Edmund Street, was charged Friday with theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and scheming to commit theft between $1,000 and $10,000. Jennifer N. Herron, 40, of the 200 block of Garner Drive, was...Tags: Theft, Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez , Credit and Debt, Prosecution, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...Tags: AIDS, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Government
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Even drunk drivers have rights
Drunk driving is a public menace, and the nation is better for efforts to crack down on it. But motorists arrested for driving under the influence, like other people accused of crimes, have constitutional rights that police must respect —...
Tags: Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Criminals
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