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Senators have conflict questions for nominee Roberts

August 24, 2005 04:13:00 PM

Senators Charles Schumer and Russ Feingold said Wednesday that they expected US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to address why he chose not to recuse himself from the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [PDF...

August 18, 2005 10:11:00 PM

Doe v. US, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 18, 2005 [ruling that congressional legislation that permits medical insurance for US military personnel to pay only for abortions needed to save the life of the mother...

August 18, 2005 07:40:00 PM

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that congressional legislation that permits medical insurance for US military personnel to pay only for abortions needed to save the life of the mother was constitutional. The three judge panel from...

August 15, 2005 08:58:00 AM

During a Sunday rally co-sponsored by the conservative Christian groups Family Research Council and Focus on the Family , leaders slammed "judicial tyranny" and said the goal of the event was to educate evangelical Christians about...

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Pro-choice group pulls anti-Roberts ad

August 12, 2005 12:48:00 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America said late Thursday that it is pulling a widely criticized television spot that linked US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to anti-abortion bombers, claiming its efforts to expose Roberts' record...

August 11, 2005 08:47:00 AM

New documents on the legal career of US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts are expected to be released Thursday by the National Archives and the Ronald Reagan presidential library, but Senate Democrats are continuing calls [JURIST...

August 1, 2005 07:54:00 PM

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday that the White House has no plans to respond to a request from Senate Democrats for documents produced by US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. Late Friday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Edward...

July 22, 2005 08:28:00 AM

Two days after his nomination to the Supreme Court by US President Bush, John Roberts made progress Thursday towards his goal of Senate confirmation when he received a rating of "non-activist judge" from moderate Republican Senate Judiciary...

July 19, 2005 08:06:00 PM

Wire services are reporting that President Bush will nominate federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts for the US Supreme Court seat opened by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, according to Washington sources. Roberts, a former law...

July 19, 2005 09:49:00 AM

According to a conservative source familiar with the nomination discussions, White House officials have stated President Bush will not nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the US...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Attica NY prison revolt ended in assault killing 41

On September 13, 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York state after a four-day standoff with rioting prisoners. This photo, released by New York state authorities, shows Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald in the Attica prison yard after it was retaken. Thirty-two prisoners and nine guards died in the final assault. Learn more about the Attica revolt and the conditions the prisoners were trying to improve in this retrospective.

Khrushchev takes over leadership of USSR

On September 13, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, taking over leadership of the country after the death of Joseph Stalin. Soon after taking office, Khrushchev exposed many of the crimes of his predecessor. He was later forced from power in 1964, largely in response to his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read an obituary of Nikita Khrushchev from the New York Times.