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Sonia Sotomayor adds celebrity to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings. ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sonia Sotomayor,  White House,  New York Yankees,  Ruth Bader Ginsburg,  Antonin Scalia

CAPITAL CULTURE: Sotomayor adds celebrity to court

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings. Since ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Buffalo News,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Ruth Bader Ginsburg,  Sonia Sotomayor,  New York Yankees,  Antonin Scalia

Court won't hear complaint about Redskins name

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Suzan Shown Harjo. That ends the ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Redskins,  NFL,  Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Court worries about stifling prosecutors

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing people to sue prosecutors who fabricate evidence to win convictions might chill other prosecutions – even if those prosecutors are doing their jobs correctly and honestly. But ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Anthony Kennedy,  John Roberts,  Stephen Breyer,  Neal Katyal

Justices seem unwilling to get involved in fees

WASHINGTON Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic Monday to calls for the courts to get involved in reining in what investors are calling "excessive" fees on mutual funds, a popular investment vehicle for millions of Americans. Some of ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission,  John Roberts,  Antonin Scalia,  Stephen Breyer

Court seems unlikely to get involved in fee fight

WASHINGTON—Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic to calls for the court to get involved in setting fees for mutual funds, a common form of retirement investment. Americans have invested more than $10 trillion in mutual funds, according to ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Boston Globe,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Roberts,  Antonin Scalia

Roberts speaks out on DUI case

Massachusetts and Connecticut, have agreed with Virginia in saying that police must see a traffic violation before pulling over a suspected drunken driver based on an anonymous tip. WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Inside Bay Area,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Roberts

Roberts speaks out on drunken driving case

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain yesterday against a lower court ruling he says will “grant drunk drivers ‘one free swerve’ ’’ that could potentially end someone’s life. Roberts wanted the Supreme Court to review the lower ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Boston Globe,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Roberts,  Antonin Scalia

Roberts fails to win support on drunken-driving case

Washington » Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday against a lower court ruling he says will "grant drunk drivers 'one free swerve' " that could potentially end someone's life. Roberts wanted the Supreme Court to review the lower ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Salt Lake Tribune,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Roberts,  Antonin Scalia

Roberts speaks out on drunk driving case

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday against a lower court ruling he says will "grant drunk drivers 'one free swerve'" that could potentially end someone's life. ...

From JESSE J. HOLLAND, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Roberts,  Antonin Scalia

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