A few years ago I read a book about Judge Robert Bork, a man that then President Ronald Reagen nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. At the time of the nomination I was still a little young to follow this event, but I am so glad that Bork never made it onto the U.S. Supreme...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is one of the reasons that we have a Bill of Rights. To protect us against people like him. See, the Founding Fathers knew there would be people like Scalia in positions of power. People like Scalia who view Americans with a limited...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is one of the reasons that we have a Bill of Rights. To protect us against people like him. See, the Founding Fathers knew there would be people like Scalia in positions of power. People like Scalia who view Americans with a limited...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is O.K. for prosecutors to re-prosecute someone who was acquitted of a particular charge, such as First Degree murder. The catch is that there has to be at least one charge that the jury couldn't reach a verdict on, either being...
Death row inmate Thomas Arthur might be innocent, but it does not matter to the state of Alabama. They are going to kill him anyway. His defense is willing to pay for a DNA test to prove his innocence, after his conviction 30 years ago. So, there is no cost to the state of...
" The first Amendment reads like this, “ "“ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or...
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60 Minutes Interviews Justice Antonin Scalia , Public And Private LifeHere is an inside look at the Social Conservative, first Itailian Justice to the Supreme Court. Who is his Best Friend on the...
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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." These words are contained in Article Two, Section One, Clause...
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"It's just a goddamned piece of paper!" President George W. Bush. 43rd President of the United States. November 2005. http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml
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" WASHINGTON - Texas Republicans on Monday abandoned their court fight to replace former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Tom DeLay on the November ballot after being turned back at the Supreme Court. The decision came after...
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"Justice Antonin Scalia rebuked fellow conservatives on Capitol Hill yesterday, saying they have gone too far in trying to prevent the Supreme Court from using foreign law in its constitutional rulings. But in his speech to a National Italian American Foundation luncheon...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the arrival of the 2005 class, American University Washington College of Law has launched Podcasting. Podcasts are website “audiocasts” to which students, faculty, staff, and the...
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