What was the one Supreme Court case from 1994 to 1997 that had Rehnquist, Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer in the majority? It was also the only one from that time period, I believe, that didn't have O'Connor or Kennedy in the majority.
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posted by andoatnp
on Mar 29, 2011 -
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Where is a definitive source (& BTW Mefi post) for the widely held belief that recently the US Supreme Court ruled that a news organisation does NOT have an obligation to tell the truth?
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posted by dash_slot-
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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How does one score tickets to Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan's Confirmation Hearings?
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posted by Hurst
on May 10, 2010 -
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How to find an appeals lawyer who will want to take a (probable win) appeal to the US Supreme Court? Like, do they, um, hang out on the 'Net somewhere?
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posted by Shane
on Jul 17, 2008 -
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Why is the presidential administration working so persistently to bequeath extra powers to their likely Democrat successors?
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posted by jimmyjimjim
on Jul 5, 2007 -
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How long should I expect to wait in line to see the Supreme Court in session?
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posted by 0xFCAF
on Nov 8, 2006 -
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how does the US supreme court decide which cases it will hear and others it will not hear? it all seems rather arbitrary.
posted by brandz
on Apr 30, 2006 -
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Has anyone tried to fight the RIAA and Movie Studios by arguing that copyrights can be interpreted laterally instead of just horizontally?
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posted by trinarian
on Apr 17, 2005 -
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Can the President use a recess appointment to appoint a Supreme Court Justice?
posted by mhaw
on Oct 26, 2004 -
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Are there any good resources for searching United States Supreme Court Cases by which law was being challanged? Has the SC ever said a law banning interracial marriage is unconstitutional and on what grounds? (Hopefully an answers to the first question would allow me to answer the second on my own.)
posted by Apoch
on Aug 11, 2004 -
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