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Supreme Court Stays Above Economic Fray For Now
As the nation's stunning financial crisis competed with a riveting presidential election campaign for D.C.'s attention last week, the other branch of government the Supreme Court remained blithely uninvolved. But history, both long ago and recent, teaches that the Supreme Court rarely stays completely out of intense national debates.Parents justify college desires on incorrect assumptions
Roberts Advocated Noncommittal Stance on Specific Cases in Advising O'Connor
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts advised then-high court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 to stand firm in her insistence not to talk about specific cases like Roe v. Wade, saying it could bring up impropriety and possibly disqualification issues. Documents released Thursday revealed that Roberts -- then special assistant to the AG -- wrote O'Connor to rebut a professor's memo arguing that senators can only determine a nominee's views by asking specific questions about specific cases.View more book results for the query "*"
Weak US economic data pushes stocks lower
Weak U.S. economic data weighed on stocks Thursday, though worries over Greece's debt crisis eased somewhat following indications that the country may get more help.Supreme Court Extends Criminal Jury Notetaking
The state Supreme Court has suspended the sunset provision contained in a rule that sanctioned juror note-taking in certain criminal trials, effectively extending a period for evaluation of the practice.Prudential Entity Ruled Entitled to Damages Over Retirement Plan Losses
Given the amount of commercial litigation stemming from the subprime meltdown, surprisingly few cases have actually gone to trial. But in one of the rare exceptions, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Feb. 3 that a Prudential Financial subsidiary was entitled to nearly $77 million in damages from State Street Corporation.Failed applicant sues bar examiners over test question on gay marriage
A Massachusetts Bar Examination applicant who claims he failed the test because he didn't answer a question about homosexual marriage and partnering is suing the test administration agency, the state Supreme Judicial Court and four individual justices for constitutional violations.Trending Stories
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