During the 16-year term of Earl Warren (1891-1974), a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court decided a series of landmark cases regarding individual civil liberties and civil rights, parti...
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Earl Warren served as the fourteenth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Warren, who was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, had a long political career before...
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The White House is turning to the Supreme Court for help as the administration fights a challenge to its aggressive promotion of federal financial aid for religious charities.Last year, a federal a...
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Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on November 29 since 1900: 1924 - Giacomo Puccini, who wrote the operas "La Boheme" and
"Tosca", died. 1929 - The America...
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Elizabeth Taylor, Rita Moreno, Tiger Woods and Willie Mays are among the new crop of achievers inducted into the California Hall of Fame, which honors the leaders, inventors, sports figures and ...
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The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with the question of whether taxpayers have the right to challenge the White House's aggressive promotion of federal financial aid for religious charities.At is...
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Today is Saturday, June 9, the 160th day of 2007. There are 205 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 9, A.D. 68, the Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide.On this date:In 1870,...
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Today is Saturday, June 23, the 174th day of 2007. There are 191 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-write...
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Today is Tuesday, June 26, the 177th day of 2007. There are 188 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he made his famous ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
JUSTICE DENIED (The New York Times, New York)
In the 1960s, Chief Justice Earl Warren presided over a Supreme
Court that interpreted the ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Actors Elizabeth
Taylor and John Wayne and baseball players Jackie Robinson and
Willie Mays were among those inducted into the California Hall
of Fame Wednesday. The...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
FROM FT. SUMTER TO OBAMA (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles)
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Ft. Sumter,
a federal fort...
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Earl Warren
Earl Warren
High court to tackle faith-based issue
