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...current climate, 5-4 decisions establish binding precedents—precedents that may then be reversed if one swing justice leaves the bench. For example, Alito’s ascension to the spot formerly held by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor could conceivably lead to the reversal of 5-4 precedents on affirmative action, campaign finance laws, and partial birth abortion. With eight members, the court would need a two-vote margin to establish a new precedent or overrule an existing one. By lowering the likelihood that one new justice would cause the court to reverse its precedents...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel | Title: And Then There Were Eight | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

...Becker got a piece of him, sending him to the line for three shots. Goffredo connected on just one of three from the stripe but made up for it under a minute later by sinking two free throws after a technical foul was assessed to the Bears’ bench regarding the conduct of Miller. The final three of the night depicted how zoned in Goffredo was. With 3:22 left and the Crimson lead at 19, Goffredo held the ball about five feet behind the arc. When Brown guard Damon Huffman dropped his hands, Goffredo let the shot...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AOTW: Go-ffredo: Sharpshooter Paces Crimson | 2/1/2006 | See Source »

...high school,” Brown said, “you lose a couple of your best players and it takes a while to return. When you get to college, you get guys on your bench and guys coming in as freshman who just want to fill...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harvard Takes to the Diamond | 2/1/2006 | See Source »

...nine threes as well, but it took nine more attempts for it to do so. The Crimson big men, Stehle and senior center Brian Cusworth, battled foul trouble throughout the second half. Stehle picked up his fifth foul with 3:15 to go, and Cusworth followed Stehle to the bench just over a minute later. “I think he put a lot of pressure on himself and over-anticipated in order to generate some steals,” Sullivan said of Stehle’s fouls. Cusworth finished with 16 points and nine boards, while Stehle tallied...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Basketball Drops Opener of Four-Game Road Trip | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

...Brown player who ever crossed halfcourt. “That’s a mistake there,” Delaney-Smith said. “That turned into a foot race we shouldn’t have been in.” Hayes’ dagger silenced a Harvard bench that had erupted after Robinson sank two free throws to tie the game at 62 with just under four seconds remaining. “It was pretty brutal,” co-captain Maureen McCaffery said. “We weren’t really expecting it. I think...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Basketball drops Yale and then loses against Brown on a last-second prayer | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

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