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...bloodletting, you could almost forget the foul mood that overtook the U.S. during the fights over Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Washington was so shell-shocked by the Thomas battle that people were intent on turning the next Supreme Court vacancy, in 1994, into a milder affair. And Stephen Breyer's confirmation process proved to be a breeze...
...college officials who support affirmative action had expressed private concerns about Michigan's undergraduate plan, which rewarded more points for being black, Hispanic or Native American than for a perfect score on the SAT. Not only did the five more conservative justices attack it, but Clinton appointee Stephen Breyer, nearly always in the liberal wing, also voted against the undergraduate plan. Some other large state universities had used point systems like the University of Michigan's undergraduate program, but shifted away from them since Michigan was sued in 1997. With the Court specifically declaring these point systems illegal, any college...
...while Andrade stole some children's videos). According to the California Department of Corrections, the state jails house about 7,000 inmates serving 25-to-life terms under this law - roughly 350 of them received their final strike for petty theft. In the Supreme Court dissenting opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer noted that in most states, 25 years to life is the sentence for first-degree murder, not shoplifting. The attorney general's office points to a 1996 California Supreme Court ruling that judges and attorneys can disregard priors in three strikes cases...
...legend in the business, offering more than 300 varieties of handmade artisanal cheeses. Formaggio supplies restaurant kitchens throughout Boston, from the Blue Room to the Ritz. Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz is among the numerous Harvard professors who regularly stop in. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer often pulls up on his bicycle, an employee confides...
...Robert Cottrol isn't so sure. Cottrol who is professor of law at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington , D.C., specializes in criminal law and legal history. He urges caution when trying to discern macro-movements within the Court. "We can certainly distinguish three Justices - Breyer, Stevens and Ginsburg - who are deeply skeptical toward the death penalty," says Cotttrol. "But beyond that, the other six Justices vary in accordance with the legal issues raised by specific cases...