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Roberts led Supreme Court through assertive term

added on 2010-06-30 09:31:47 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Supreme Court began its decision-making this term with a groundbreaking campaign finance case and ended it with a landmark gun case. In between, it established itself as a confident group of justices willing to act boldly and speak independently. Supreme Court - United States - Law - Government - Judicial Branch ...more.

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High Court: Justices to consider 'funeral protests' in free-speech case

added on 2010-06-09 09:06:40 (Washington Post - Politics)

Albert Snyder, an industrial equipment salesman from York, Pa., says he was once a quiet guy who had no taste for the limelight. Now he has a Web site and interviews scheduled back to back. The most important person in the Senate is rallying support for him, and 48 states and the District of... ...more.

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High Court: Justices to consider 'funeral protests' in free-speech case

added on 2010-05-31 09:31:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

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Objection! Anger at closure of US Supreme Court's famous entrance

added on 2010-05-04 00:00:59 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

The famous main entrance and marble steps to the US Supreme Court close because of security concerns, prompting objections from two justices. ...more.

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Supreme Court still resists pressure to televise proceedings

added on 2010-04-19 09:31:30 (Washington Post - Politics)

As two Supreme Court justices submitted to their annual, gentle congressional interrogation last week, it seemed for the briefest of moments that there might be movement on the most perennial of questions about the court: whether its proceedings will ever be televised. ...more.

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High Court: Justices increasingly speaking outside the courtroom

added on 2010-04-05 02:01:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

One of the first things to remember when discussing rules for Supreme Court justices is that, well, there are very few of them. It is hard to think of a more independent and self-policing group in government than the nine members of the high court. ...more.

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High court justices crack themselves up

added on 2010-03-31 00:30:40 (CNN - Top Stories)

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Justices and politicians should boycott the State of the Union

added on 2010-03-12 01:01:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

The increasingly puerile spectacle of presidential State of the Union addresses is indicative of the state of the union and is unnecessary: The Constitution requires only that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union." But a reaction may be brewing against these embarrassing events. Speaking in Alabama, Chief Justice John Roberts said "to the extent that" this occasion "has degenerated into a political pep rally," he is "not sure why we're there." He was referring to Supreme Court justices. But why is anyone there? ...more.

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