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...Americans who has the last word on their constitutional rights, and they will usually point to the U.S. Supreme Court. But last week, as David Souter appeared certain to win Senate confirmation of his seat on the nation's highest bench after a 13-to-1 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee, some of the most important pitched battles of American jurisprudence were being fought far away from Washington, in the supreme court houses of the 50 states. Despite the success of the Reagan and Bush administrations at placing hundreds of conservative nominees on federal benches, a growing number...
Some state judges go so far as to argue that their high courts are better instruments of democracy than the federal bench because voters can remove state judges and can amend state constitutions more easily than they can change the federal charter. But even some liberals, including New York Governor Mario Cuomo, are uneasy about the revival of state judicial influence. They see it as a warning sign that the federal system as a whole has abdicated responsibility for setting national standards of justice. Declared Cuomo: "I do not believe the fundamental liberties and rights of members of our national...
...Brock's all-time stolen-base record. Don't groove a pitch to Jose Canseco or Mark McGwire; the Bash Brothers will lose it over the far fence. Watch, and wince, as Dave Henderson or Carney Lansford gets the clutch hit. Scan the depth of the A's bench; almost any scrub could start on another team. Note the new recruits, just in time for the big games: slugger Harold Baines and spray hitter Willie McGee, an N.L. import who may win that league's batting title...
...have to believe it took a lot of convincing; La Russa is a lawyer too (Florida State University, 1978). And, like any good judge, he had done his share of bench sitting, as a reserve infielder for the A's, Braves and Chicago Cubs (lifetime batting average: .199). "During my years on the bench," La Russa recalls, "I learned that attitude was important: getting the best out of your players by going one-on-one with them, always keeping them focused on the goal of winning...
Deja Vu: In the second game of the 1971 season, Rod Foster came off the bench to lead Harvard past North-eastern, 17-7, for Restic's first win at Harvard. Until Lazarre-White took the helm yesterday against the Huskies, leading the Crimson to Restic's 104th career victory, Foster had been the only Black quarterback of Restic's reign...