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scotusblog.com - 12/14/2008
Analysis: Special legal immunity for handling crises?
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Analysis With Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., discussing what might be a For-9/11-Only rule to limit lawsuits against high government officials during crisis times, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed to be edging toward embracing a new form of legal immunity. A majority of ...

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scotusblog.com - 12/10/2008
Analysis: More police authority in sight?
— scotusblog.com — Analysis Along the way toward reaching a major new issue on police authority, and hinting that some Justices were ready to uphold at least some expansion, the Supreme Court on Tuesday got diverted into a question it has never decided. And that may ... (more) Analysis: More police authority in sight?

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Iqbal And The Question Of Accountability For Torture Decision-Makers At The Top
Firedoglake — ... I'd suggest that Justice Scalia, Chief Justice Roberts and the other apologists-come-lately on the Court re-read Korematsu and about its aftermath, but I'm not certain it would do any good given their already seemingly pre-formed mindset on this.   Given the potential impact of decisions in a crisis, shouldn't the balance skew toward an evaluation of the long-term effects of a lengthy strategy versus what was not merely a short-term emergency measure -- and respect for the rule of law versus an internal attempt to circumvent it for the ...

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