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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 29: Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is presented with a Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event May 29, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, is presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
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As a U.S. Senator, one of Mr. Kyrillos’ most solemn responsibilities would be to provide advice and consent on nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court as well as Superior Courts ... If Mr. Kyrillos is the conservative he claims he is, he needs to take a stand against this nominee.
and I believe the Roe vs. Wade decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court should be overturned.
During his time as the deputy attorney general, George fought for justice and successfully argued a death penalty case before the U.S. Supreme Court. While serving in the Senate, George LeMieux made reducing the debt his top priority and showed true leadership. George has always been a friend to Northeast Florida and I look forward to seeing him serve us once again in the US Senate.More quotes »
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Court: Heart of gay marriage law unconstitutional
to states within the circuit, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island , Maine , New Hampshire and Puerto Rico. Only the Supreme Court has the final say in deciding whether a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional.During arguments before the court last month, Read more »
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No border dispute here: Vt., NH reaffirm boundary
boundary.State laws require the two to meet every seven years to reaffirm the border. The laws followed a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court decision that settled what had been a bitter dispute.New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney and Vermont Attorney General Read more »
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Feldman: Arizona may bring us national ID
federal law. To say that states cannot use at least some of their own discretion in enforcing federal law seems to turn states' rights on its head.In last week's argument, the justices focused on who has the right to demand proof of citizenship. The court Read more »
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Settlement clears way for cross in Mojave Desert
was, in effect, an unacceptable end run around the constitutional problem.The issue wound its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in April 2010 refused to order removal of the cross and directed a federal judge to look again at the congressional transfer Read more »
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Letter: Health law's flawed
am sorry to hear that a member of the Newsday editorial board considers a debate that went before the U.S. Supreme Court to be a "theological" discourse ["Go ahead and declare Obamacare dead," Opinion, April 2]. I guess if the liberal wing were in the majority, Read more »
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The Nation's Housing: Fees get a Supreme Court reprieve
a decision that could have significant impacts on the fees that consumers pay in real estate transactions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that "unearned" fees charged by lenders and other service providers do not violate federal law as long as they are not 12:22 AM from Richmond Times-Dispatch Read more »
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Correspondent: Supreme Court disagrees with Del. Marshall
Robert G. Marshall's assertion that "sodomy is not a civil right" is simply wrong. In Lawrence v. Texas , the U.S. Supreme Court expressly ruled in 2003 that sexual activity by same-sex couples is protected by the U.S. Constitution and that state anti-sodomy 12:15 AM from Richmond Times-Dispatch Read more »
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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: One Teen's Fate: The Math Of A 100-Year Sentence
this may soon change depending on the US Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on a pair of cases, Miller and Jackson. The US Supreme Court banned the death penalty for juveniles back in 2005. Originally published on Youthradio.org , the premier source for youth 6/1/12 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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FALLS CHURCH, VA:The Falls Church Anglican Files Appeal with Va. Supreme Court
two congregations, an Anglican congregation in Connecticut and a Presbyterian congregation in Georgia, for the U.S. Supreme Court to review their cases and clarify the applicable legal standard for such church property cases. The Supreme Court's decision whether 6/1/12 from Virtue Online Read more »
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President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
that led to the Oslo Accords. Through his life and work, he has strengthened the unbreakable bonds between Israel and the United States. John Paul Stevens Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010, when he retired as 6/1/12 from Happy News Read more »
