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talkleft.com - 11/15/2008
SCOTUS to Review Conflict of Interest on WV Supreme Court
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The United States Supreme Court is usually inclined to let states police their own courts, but West Virginia is plainly out of control . Don Blankenship, the chief executive of Massey Energy Co., spent more than $3 million to help elect Justice Brent Benjamin to the West Virginia high court. ...
courtinfo.ca.gov - 11/19/2008
California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8
— courtinfo.ca.gov — The California Supreme Court has issued orders in four cases challenging Proposition 8. The latest news is... available on the Supreme Court Web page. (more) California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8
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latimes.com - 11/17/2008
Who would Obama pick for the Supreme Court? - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — "I think Obama would want to make a statement with his Supreme Court justices. We hope for... a justice who can replace the lost voice of an Earl Warren or Thurgood Marshall or William Brennan," said Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, a ... (more) Who would Obama pick for the Supreme Court? - Los ...

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nytimes.com - 11/14/2008
Supreme Court Takes On Campaign Finance Case
— nytimes.com — The Supreme Court will consider whether a film critical of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and advertisements for... it are subject to campaign finance laws. > (more) Supreme Court Takes On Campaign Finance Case

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Suburban Guerrilla:  SCOTUS Steps In

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SCOTUS Steps In
Suburban Guerrilla — Via Talk Left. I first became interested in the corporate takeover of the courts when I read John Grisham’s last novel, “The Appeal”, and it’s something we should give much more scrutiny: The United States Supreme Court is usually inclined to let states police their own courts, but West Virginia is plainly out of control. Don Blankenship, the chief executive of Massey Energy Co., spent more than $3 million to help elect Justice Brent Benjamin to the West Virginia high court. Benjamin twice was part of 3-2 majorities that threw out a verdict in favor of Harman ...

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