Harry Blackmun (1908-1999), appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Nixon, became a highly regarded justice usually taking a middle-of-the-road position.Harry A. Blackmun was born November 12...
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Judicial Activism: The Supreme Court's big ruling on Wednesday wasn't just about abortion. It was also about elected representatives deciding difficult issues for themselves -- without judges inter...
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In his 15 months on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito has been everything his conservative supporters expected and his liberal detractors feared.The newest justice has been a reliable vote in...
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No one on the Supreme Court publicly opposes the death penalty, but four justices often side with death row inmates who are fighting to avoid execution.Though they are a minority on the nine-justic...
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While many New York Times readers' eyes were still bulging over Bernard Weinraub's Jan. 30, too-much-information essay about the personal agonies of working in Hollywood, a new reporter was quietly...
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Harry Blackmun
Empire Exposed
