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mediamatters.org - 4/16/2009
Fox's Kelly falsely claimed that Justice Stevens hasn't "made any bones about" being a liberal
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On the April 14 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor , America's Newsroom anchor and attorney Megyn Kelly asserted, "Between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice [John Paul] Stevens -- those are the two most liberal justices on the Supreme Court -- they haven't made any bones about ...
bloomberg.com - 4/21/2009
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Police Search Powers During Arrests
— bloomberg.com — April 21 (Bloomberg) -- A divided U.S. Supreme Court limited police powers, ruling that officers violated the... Constitution when they searched the car of an Arizona man who had already been handcuffed and put in a patrol car. Voting 5-4, the justices ... (more) U.S. Supreme Court Limits Police Search Powers During ...

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riehlworldview.com - 4/10/2009
The Stevens Case
— riehlworldview.com — I can understand why Clarice felt the need to preface this with the Libby case. Read it... all here . But the Stevens issue is more timely. h/t PW for more. I am dismayed to learn that so many people are under the impression that the Stevens case ... (more) The Stevens Case

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/15/2009
Stevens Rejected No-Jail Plea Deal Last Summer
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — You can say one thing for Ted Stevens -- he's got cojones. Court records that were just... unsealed show that the former Alaska senator last summer turned down a plea deal with prosecutors that would have resulted in no jail time. Reports the ... (more) Stevens Rejected No-Jail Plea Deal Last Summer

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Fox’s Kelly falsely claimed that Justice Stevens hasn’t “made any bones about” being a liberal
The Hollywood Liberal — Fox’s Kelly falsely claimed that Justice Stevens hasn’t “made any bones about” being a liberal On the April 14 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor , America’s Newsroom anchor and attorney Megyn Kelly asserted, “Between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice [John Paul] Stevens — those are the two most liberal justices on the Supreme Court — they haven’t made any bones about their political leanings. That’s why they were appointed by the presidents they were appointed.” In fact, according to a September 23, 2007, New York Times Magazine profile , Stevens has said, “I don’t think of myself as a liberal at all . ...

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