July 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Legalese in Sotomayor hearing explainedWASHINGTON AP - Lawyers have their own code words, and when they start talking, it's difficult for non-lawyers to understand what they are saying.Sen. John Coburn, R-Okla., a doctor, said as much on Wednesday at Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing. "When two lawyers talk, most of us who aren't lawyers - like I'm not - have trouble following," Coburn said.
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June 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Court: states can publicly ID petitioner signersBy JESSE J. HOLLAND
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June 29, 2009 | National Law Journal
High court fails to decide on anti-Hillary movieThe Supreme Court has failed to decide on whether a scathing documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton that was shown during the presidential race should be regulated as if it were a campaign ad.
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April 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Justices hear arguments over school strip searchBy JESSE J. HOLLAND
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October 01, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Court to decide if feds liable for cancer mistakeBy JESSE J. HOLLAND
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October 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Jurors get conflicting views of StevensBy MATT APUZZO and JESSE J. HOLLAND
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October 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Court begins with argument over lawyer requestBy JESSE J. HOLLAND
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March 03, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Court: Forced persecution doesn't prevent asylumBy JESSE J. HOLLAND
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April 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
U.S. Supreme Ct. Says Vioxx Suit Can ProceedThe Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck & Co. pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant.
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April 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Top U.S. court judge defends looking abroad for tipsWASHINGTON AP - The debate over whether the Supreme Court should look to foreign law when interpreting the U.S. Constitution is ultimately irrelevant because justices can read whatever they want when they are formulating their opinions, Justice Stephen Breyer said Wednesday.Breyer said there are those who complain about the top U.
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