Word: courts
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WELL before the 1 p.m. voting hour, the galleries of the capacious old marble-and-leather chamber were bulging as the Senate gathered last week to vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Clement Haynsworth. Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived a full ten minutes early; the vote was expected to be close, and he could break a tie. As the clock on the Senate wall reached 1 p.m., the chamber hushed, and the roll call began. The outcome hung on the votes of seven uncommitted Senators, and everyone who had any business being there knew who they were. Nevada...
...Haynsworth defeat will not end Nixon's efforts to remake the Supreme Court along less activist lines. The President said that he would name a new nominee when Congress reconvenes in January, and promised another strict constructionist like Haynsworth. "The Supreme Court needs men of his legal philosophy to restore the proper balance," said Nixon. Scott, trying to heal the sectional split over Haynsworth, said he hoped that Nixon's next nominee would also be a Southerner. He would probably have a better chance; White House aides believe far fewer Republicans would be willing to buck the President...
Controversial. The bitter Haynsworth fight has also further politicized a court that in recent years has become increasingly controversial. Although the original furor over Haynsworth arose on ethical grounds, there were many Senators whose objections were based more on ideological grounds; indeed, the Senate vote split primarily along liberal-conservative lines...
Homans also said that if Bowie and Lipset were served at their legal residences, they would have to appear in court. Bowie and Lipset were not available for comment last night...
They have also been charged, along with 17 others, with conspiracy to commit murder, stemming from a November 8 shooting incident, for which they will face a probable cause hearing November 28 in the Third District Court...