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Court: School strip-search illegal
The Swampby David G. Savage The strip search of a 13-year old school girl who was suspected of hiding pain relief pills was unreasonable and unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting new legal limits on how far school officials may......Tags: Education, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Employees, Local Government
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Sotomayor: Judiciary approves justice
The Swampby David G. Savage and Mark Silva Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court, won the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee today in a lopsided vote cast largely along party lines......Tags: Utah, Bill Clinton, Alabama, Russell Feingold, Wisconsin
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Sonia Sotomayor's swearing-in: History
The Swampby David G. Savage Sonia Sotomayor became the 111th Supreme Court justice in the nation's history today, taking an oath to "administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich." Chief Justice......Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Ceremonies, Local Government, Politics
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Sonia Sotomayor: 'More perfect union'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, honoring the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court today, hailed the seating of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor as "another step toward that more perfect union that we all seek.'' And Sotomayor, the first......Tags: White House, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Upper House, Barack Obama
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Sonia Sotomayor's first vote: Dissent
The Swampby David G. Savage The newly seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cast her first recorded vote on the Supreme Court, joining a dissent by three liberal justices to stop a pending execution in Ohio. The full court turned down the......Tags: Crimes, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Prosecution
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Obama's Supreme Court: Stevens next?
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who only recently celebrated his first appointment to the Supreme Court this summer, may see another opportunity soon. New speculation about the timing of the first-term president's second chance to shape the...Tags: Education, Oklahoma, Crime, Law and Justice, Retirement, Colleges and Universities
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Beltway sniper's execution: Appeal nixed
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad. Scheduled for execution Tuesday evening in Virginia, Muhammad was convicted of masterminding the sniper-shooting rampage that terrorized...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, Washington, DC, Punishment
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Supreme Court bears support for cross
The Swampby David Savage and updated at 12:40 pm EDT The Supreme Court gave its approval Wednesday to displaying a Christian cross on public land to honor fallen soldiers, saying the Constitution "does not require the eradication of all religious symbols......Tags: Civil Unrest, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Conflicts, Local Government
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Choosing Kagan: The factors at play
The Swampby James Oliphant When Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, the White House pledged a thorough and extensive search for his replacement. Officials said the president would seek someone who could understand the law's...Tags: Education, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama
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Obama names Kagan to Supreme Court
The Swamp(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) by Christi Parsons Calling her a "trailblazing lady," President Obama officially nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to fill the opening on the Supreme Court in a ceremony this morning in the White House. Kagan has won......Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Local Government, Barack Obama
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Obama to pick Kagan for Supreme Court
The SwampSolicitor General Elena Kagan speaks at a judicial conference in Chicago last week. (David Banks/ Associated Press.) by Christi Parsons Elena Kagan, the federal government's top lawyer, is President Obama's choice to fill the opening spot on the U.S.........Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Senate, Local Government
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Elena Kagan: snap judgment time
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley Liberals and conservatives have found quick and rare agreement over the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, at least on one count: They're not suprised. President Obama's decision to tap Kagan, his solicitor general, to......Tags: Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Elena Kagan, Elections
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