Word: courtly
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Margaret Marshall, formerly Harvard's General Counsel, is awaiting confirmation as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). A liberal jurist nominated by a Republican governor, Marshall has wide respect and should be confirmed. But now, just as when she was originally nominated as an associate, she is embroiled in controversy...
Although both her original nomination to the court and her current selection have been mired by controversy, she has handled it smoothly. And her status as a veteran of the SJC counters those who say her experience is inadequate. Her confirmation as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts can only strengthen the state's judicial branch...
Bush has tried to accomplish this goal in several ways. First he stated that he would not have an anti-abortion litmus test for any Supreme Court Justice appointments. In a speech before the Christian Coalition, where many candidates for the Republican nomination had the opportunity to speak, he carefully avoided issues of abortion, school prayer, and gay rights. The other Republican candidates who spoke at the event, Elizabeth Dole and Gary L. Bauer, both spoke more forcefully on conservative issues. Dole told the audience that organized school prayer should be allowed in public schools while Bauer said that...
With three seconds to play, the Crimson found itself down by one with the length of the court to go. The inbounds pass came to freshman guard Katie Gates inside Dartmouth's three-point arc. The rookie turned, took three dribbles past midcourt and heaved a 40-foot prayer that was answered, off the glass, at the buzzer, to lift Harvard to a 65-63 victory...
...situation in the Brown game was exactly that of the Dartmouth game. With time running down, Monti took the ball the length of the court and, while falling out of bounds with a defender's hand in her face, nailed an off-balance line-drive three-pointer as time expired to give the Crimson...