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Mark Sherman

Mark Sherman

June 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

High court asked to block Chrysler sale to Fiat

WASHINGTON AP - Three Indiana state pension and construction funds want the Supreme Court to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat so they can pursue an appeal in hopes of getting a better deal.Also filing emergency papers at the high court Sunday were lawyers representing consumer groups and individuals with product-related lawsuits.

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June 28, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Kagan pledges modest approach as justice

WASHINGTON AP - Elena Kagan is following the path of every recent Supreme Court nominee in pledging "a fair shake for every American" who comes before the court and stressing her ordinary roots.The 50-year-old solicitor general is promising "evenhandedness and impartiality" and insisting she will be properly deferential to Congress while safeguarding individuals' rights.

By MARK SHERMAN

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October 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Court considers case on judicial ethics

By MARK SHERMAN

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October 01, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Supreme Court won't review law that religious social service groups must cover contraceptives

WASHINGTON AP - The SupremeCourt on Monday declined to enter a church-state dispute over whether some religious organizations can be forced to pay for workers' birth-control health insurance benefits, a growing trend in the states.The court let stand a New York court ruling upholding a state law that forces religious-based social service agencies to subsidize contraceptives as part of prescription drug coverage they offer employees.

By Mark Sherman

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January 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

First inauguration for Roberts as chief justice

WASHINGTON AP - Chief Justice John Roberts swore in President-elect Barack Obama as president of the United States on Tuesday with a slight stumble over the wording of the oath of office in the first of what could be many important interactions between two men who rose to their positions of power quickly and who have some background similarities, but whose politics differ.

By MARK SHERMAN

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January 26, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Court rules for worker over retaliation

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that workers who cooperate with internal investigations of retaliation by their employers are sheltered by federal laws prohibiting job discrimination.In the opinion, the justices held that a longtime school system employee in Tennessee can pursue a civil rights lawsuit over her firing.

By MARK SHERMAN

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September 25, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Ginsburg released from hospital, back to work

WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.The 76-year-old justice was released from Washington Hospital Center in the morning and was at her desk by early afternoon, the court said.

By MARK SHERMAN

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April 25, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Supreme Court throws out 3 Texas death sentences

WASHINGTON AP - The SupremeCourt threw out death sentences for three Texas killers Wednesday because of problems with instructions given jurors who were deciding between life in prison and death.In the case of LaRoyce Lathair Smith, the court set aside the death penalty for the second time. It also reversed death sentences for Brent Ray Brewer and Jalil Abdul-Kabir.

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June 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Sotomayor quits all-women's club

WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it.Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings.In a letter to Democratic Sen.

By MARK SHERMAN

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January 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online

High court to look at Voting Rights Act provision

By MARK SHERMAN

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