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Stop Whining!

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Malcolm Friedberg

Most criticism of the Supreme Court's recent decisions comes off as whining about the fact that the Court decided against one's side, with zero appreciation of the fact that at least there's a relatively fair system.

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On Guns, Scalia is Right For Once, and Obama Agrees

Jackson Williams | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

If we don't like the Second Amendment, then we should agitate to get rid of it in the methods the Founders prescribed. But we might want to think twice.

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After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 2nd Amendment, District of Columbia, Michael Bloomberg, Indiana, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Democratic Party, Democrats, Nra, Barack Obama, Heller Decision, Guns, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, John Paul Stevens, National Rifle Association, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Washington Post, Election 2008, Constitution, Republicans, Politics News
Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Revolver, Supreme Court Second Amendent, Supreme Court Justices, 2nd Amendment, Semiauto, District of Columbia, Pistol, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Washington DC, Nra, Dc, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Violence Policy Center, Handgun Ban, Gun Industry, Gun Lobby, Supreme Court Gun, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.

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Script Doctors

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Bush Administration, Supreme Court Justices, Bush Administration Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, George W. Bush, Michael Mukasey, Antonin Scalia, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Torture, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

After the Court's ruling that Guantanamo detainees are now entitled to habeas corpus, all the president's men are working overtime so they can stack the deck strongly in favor of winning convictions.

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Supreme Court Hands Exxon $2 Billion... and Progressives an Opening

Doug Kendall | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts, Lilly Ledbetter, Antonin Scalia, Exxon Mobil, Environment, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Justice Stevens, Exxon Valdez, Politics News
Doug Kendall

At a time when gas prices and oil company profits are record highs, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken $2 billion from 32,000 Americans who lost their livelihood in the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Scalia Cites False Information in Habeas Corpus Dissent

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Marjorie Cohn

To bolster his argument that the Guantánamo detainees should be denied the right to prove their innocence in federal courts, Scalia relied on stale information that was proven to be false one year ago.

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Hey, There, Pay Attention -- The Supreme Court May Be Up For Grabs

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, Obama Supreme Court, John McCain Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Election 2008 Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Politics News
Martin Garbus

For the first time in decades, the makeup on the Court is direct and center in the election. McCain and Obama have staked out totally different positions -- and whoever wins will have two nominations.

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Can a Civil Rights/Feminist Presidential Union Put John Edwards on the Supreme Court?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Civil Rights Movement, Democratic Nomination, Ku Klux Klan, Voting Rights, Antonin Scalia, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton Feminism, Feminism, Civil Rights, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

The word is consensus. It is hard to achieve. But then it's even harder to beat.

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Dickipedia: Antonin Scalia

236.com | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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Antonin Gregory Scalia (born March 11, 1936[1]) is an American jurist, Supreme Court Justice, and a dick. He is the number two most senior Associate ...

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Toobin: A McCain Court Could Overturn Roe In "Maybe A Year"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.20.2008 | Media

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You know what they say: You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and you can also pick the next three justices to sit on the Supreme Court. ...

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Justice Antonin Scalia: Quick Quiz

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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With Antonin Scalia plugging his new book on 60 Minutes and telling people still pissed off about the Court appointing a president to "get over it," P...

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Scalia: "Absurd" To Say The Government Can't "Smack" A Suspect

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Today in an interview with BBC Radio's Law in Action, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defended torture, claiming that it is not necessarily ...

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Giuliani To Conservatives: I'll Pick Your Kind Of Judges

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Rudy Giuliani assured a conservative legal group Friday that if elected president he would appoint federal judges who adhere to their principles. He a...

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