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Whose constitution is it, anyway? Supreme Court justices are importing foreign law, signaling a historic and deplorable shift.(The Law)
WHAT is going on here? Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in a recent speech said that decisions of other countries' courts could be persuasive authority in American courts. At a time when 30 percent of the U.S. gross national product is internationally derived, she said, "no institution of government can afford to ignore the rest of the world."
She is by no means alone on the Supreme Court. Six of that Court's nine members have either written or joined in opinions citing foreign authorities. The most astonishing, or risible, so far was Justice Stephen Breyer's opinion arguing that he found "useful" in interpreting our Constitution decisions by the Privy Council of ...
- Supreme Court Justices Unknown to Most Americans, Says New Survey.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 10, 2006 700+ words
...Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, most Americans draw a blank...of the current members of the Supreme Court. Fifty-seven percent of Americans can't name any current Supreme Court justices, according to a new...
- SUPREME COURT
- Reference information from: Young Students Learning Library January 1, 1996 700+ words
...shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior [lower] courts as the Congress may...that come before the court. The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over both state courts and lower federal courts...
- Supreme Court shift favors employers; Bush appointees make pro-business rulings...
- Magazine article from: Business Insurance Jr, Gerald L. Maatman October 1, 2007 700+ words
...vs. Twombly, the Supreme Court established precise pleading...bring lawsuits in federal court, and it held that plaintiffs...For the first time, the Supreme Court indicated that lower federal courts may consider evidence outside...
- Supreme Court to consider ending execution of juveniles.(St. Louis...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Branch-Brioso, Karen January 26, 2004 700+ words
...because he said the state court should have followed the Supreme Court's 1989 decision. "In order...s important state supreme courts not imagine where they law...and has chosen not to. The Supreme Court decided to evolve the law...
- Supreme Court hears more conflicting views at hearing on Davide impeachment...
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin November 6, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: REY G. PANALIGAN The Supreme Court heard until late last night the...Justice Hilario G. Davide Jr. The Supreme Court heard until late last night the...Pacifico Agabin - said while the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the cases...
- Supreme Court to consider ending execution of juveniles.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) January 26, 2004 700+ words
...because he said the state court should have followed the Supreme Court's 1989 decision. "In order...s important state supreme courts not imagine where they law...and has chosen not to. The Supreme Court decided to evolve the law...
- SUPREME COURT NOMINATION:JOHN CORNYN
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony July 13, 2009 700+ words
...only 110 people who served on the Supreme Court. We should all stop and think...Justices. That means each and every Supreme Court nomination is a historic moment for our Nation. Each Supreme Court nomination is a time for a national...
- US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time.(USA)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Richey, Warren December 4, 2008 700+ words
...Twice the US Supreme Court asked the Oregon courts to reexamine...sidestepped a US Supreme Court decision ordering the Oregon courts to apply a federal...clarify when state courts are required to follow Supreme Court instructions...
