Opening Arguments Archive: Supreme Court
Ginsburg Hospitalized Overnight for Reaction to Medications
Updated 4:23 p.m. By Robert Barnes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized overnight and released Thursday morning because of an adverse reaction to the combination of a prescription sleeping aid and over-the-counter cold medication, the Supreme Court public information office...
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October 15, 2009; 11:05 AM ET |
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Court Plans to Quickly Release Audio of Argument in FEC Case
Associated Press The Supreme Court said Friday that it will release audio tapes soon after Wednesday’s argument in a much-anticipated case, dealing with limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions. The case, Citizens United v. FEC, involves a...
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September 4, 2009; 2:02 PM ET |
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Judiciary Committee Sets Vote for Tuesday
The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled today a vote for Tuesday on whether to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking member of the panel, told reporters earlier today that Republicans would likely use their...
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July 16, 2009; 4:40 PM ET |
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Full Transcripts: Key Witness Testimony, Questioning
Read the transcripts of: Key Witnesses -- Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity Linda Chavez Member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Peter Kirsanow CEO of the Leadership Council on Civil Rights and Counsel to the Leadership Conference...
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July 16, 2009; 4:35 PM ET |
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Key Excerpt, Witness Testimony: Chavez on Identity Politics
CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LINDA CHAVEZ: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I testify today not as a wise Latina woman but an American who believes that skin color and national origin should not...
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July 16, 2009; 4:35 PM ET |
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Key Excerpt, Witness Testimony: Kirsanow on Ricci v. Stefano
Courtesy of CQ Transcriptions MEMBER OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS PETER KIRSANOW: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was established by the 1957 Civil Rights Act to, among other things, act as a national clearinghouse for information related...
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July 16, 2009; 4:25 PM ET |
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Topics: Ricci v. DeStefano
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