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Supreme Court won't block Troopergate inquiry

October 9, 2008

Anchorage Daily News - Home

The Alaska Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by six Republican legislators to shut down the Legislature's investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin.

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BREAKING: Federal Court says Ohio Secretary of State broke voter laws

October 10, 2008

Thurber's Thoughts / Maggie Thurber (noreply@blogger.com)

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Connecticut Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

October 10, 2008

Hot Air TV / tips@hotair.com (Hot Air Network, LLC)

The rainbow connection.

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Nathan Robinson: Yet Another Reason to Fear a McCain Supreme Court

October 10, 2008

The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / Nathan Robinson

Those who value their civil liberties have much more to fear from a McCain Court than the overturning of Roe v.

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Federal Court Rejects 1st Amendment Challenge To CA Gay Marriage Holding

October 12, 2008

Religion Clause / noreply@blogger.com (Howard Friedman)

In Wooten v. California, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79078 (ED CA, Oct.

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The Supreme Court Must Protect Workers from Retaliation

October 12, 2008

The Hill Blog / National Womens Law Center VP for Education and Employment Jocelyn Samuels

More than half of women in the United States face some sort of workplace sexual harassment. Vicky Crawford was one of those women.

Video Proves Obama an Alien!

October 12, 2008

Outside The Beltway | OTB / James Joyner

Thomas Lifson believes the “game changer” desperate Republicans are looking for could have arrived with this video from — and, sadly, I’m not making this up — someone ...

Racism and the Obama Campaign

October 12, 2008

Liberty Rocks / Admin

Over the course of this election we have been hearing Obama shout about racism.  We have seen him play the race card over, and over again.

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Editorial: The Navy, Whales and the Court

October 11, 2008

New York Times

The Supreme Court should assert its authority over any military activities that can cause environmental harm.

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AK Supreme Court Stays Out Of "Scandal":

October 10, 2008

The Volokh Conspiracy / Jonathan Adler

Several Alaska state representatives wen to the Alaska Supreme Court seeking to shut down the state legislature's investigation of the so-called Palin "troopergate" scandal.

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The Five Worst Supreme Court Decisions of the Past Fifty Years

October 9, 2008

Balkinization / JB (noreply@blogger.com)

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Editorial: The Rule of Law in Guantánamo

October 12, 2008

New York Times

The government is fighting a ruling to free detainees from Guantánamo Bay to avoid having the case become a window into the outlaw world of the camps.

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U.S. Supreme Court Is Asked to Fix Troubled West Virginia Justice System

October 11, 2008

New York Times

Briefs in three cases awaiting the attention of the United States Supreme Court suggest the justice system in West Virginia is broken and the court should take steps to fix it.

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Connecticut Supreme Court rules that gay couples have the right to marry.

October 10, 2008

Think Progress

In a 4-3 decision released this morning, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality, stating that same-sex couples have the right to wed.

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Developing: Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Gay Couples Can Marry

October 10, 2008

Rod 2.0:Beta / Rod

An historic ruling in Connecticut. Same sex couples have won the right to marry.

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If Montana Anti-Assisted Suicide Law is Unconstitutional, What Difference Does Terminal Illness Make?

October 11, 2008

Secondhand Smoke / Wesley J. Smith (wjs@wesleyjsmith.com)

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Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court

October 11, 2008

Kansas City Star: Nation

Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that he is too fat to die by lethal injection have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Tuesday's execution.

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Harkavy on the Supreme Court's 2007 Term

October 10, 2008

Workplace Prof Blog / laborprof lpb

Jonathan Harkavy (Patterson & Harkavy) has just posted on SSRN his article Supreme Court of the United States Employment Law Commentary: 2007 Term.

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Linda Greenhouse, legendary New York Times reporter looks back on three decades chronicling the Supreme Court—including her run-ins with the journalism ethics police

October 10, 2008

Radar Online Features

Linda Greenhouse, legendary New York Times reporter looks back on three decades chronicling the Supreme Court—including her run-ins with the journalism ethics police

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Supreme Court won't block Troopergate inquiry: Gov. Sarah Palin

October 10, 2008

Newsvine - Aine MacDermot's Column - Articles and Seeds / Aine MacDermot

The Alaska Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by a group of six Republican legislators to shut down the Legislature's investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin.

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Connecticuit Supreme Court Requires Same-Sex Marriage Rights

October 10, 2008

Lawyers, Guns and Money / noreply@blogger.com (Scott Lemieux)

Excellent news. The ruling is based on the equal protection clause of the state constitution. Or, at least, it's excellent news from my non-contrarian perspective.

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Supreme Court Won't Block Troopergate Inquiry

October 10, 2008

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    The Alaska Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by a group of six Republican legislators to shut down the Legislature's investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin.

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Alaska Supreme Court Rules

October 10, 2008

2008 Democratic Convention Watch / DocJess (noreply@blogger.com)

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Alaska Supreme Court won't halt Palin probe

October 9, 2008

CNN Political Ticker / CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) – An investigation into Alaska Gov.

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• President of Danish Supreme Court to Arrive Seoul Today

October 12, 2008

South Korea News latest RSS headlines - South Korea News.Net

By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The president of the Danish Supreme Court Torben Melchior will visit Seoul Monday for five days to share ideas with his Korean counterpart on judicial reform, which i.

Connecticut Supreme Court ruling won't end same-sex debate

October 12, 2008

post-gazette.com - Columnists

Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block ...

Candidates show promise of boosting the reputation of District Court bench

October 12, 2008

Local News from Las Vegas Sun via Yahoo! News

Some voters may cast a jaundiced eye at the long list of judicial races on the ballot in the wake of the ethical mess surrounding Judge Elizabeth Halverson, who was elected in 2006.

Texas Supreme Court: Chief Justice Jefferson, Houston and Yanez get nods

October 12, 2008

Statesman - Sports Headlines

Getting Deparate, McCain Campaign Sends Palin Out To Raise EDGE ISSUES

October 12, 2008

Washington Scandal / Royce Penstinger (roycepenstinger@aol.com)

McCain discussing Supreme Court choices

October 12, 2008

Jack Bog's Blog

Emboldened by the meteoric success of his nomination of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, and still optimistic about winning the key swing states in three weeks, John McCain is ...

Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Skillicorn case

October 12, 2008

The Turner Report / Randy (noreply@blogger.com)

"State Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage"

October 12, 2008

How Appealing

"State Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage": This article appears today in The Hartford Courant, along with articles headlined "High Emotions On Both Sides Of Gay Marriage Case" and "Catholic ...

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