Word: ruling
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...primarily is to decide cases of federal law where there is need for a national uniform rule," Breyer said. "That is what we can do that others...
After the court decides to rule on a case, the justices hear arguments, hold discussion conferences and write decisions...
...take a job his father had held 20 years before, as the Navy's liaison to the Senate. In this last role, the road forked. Even as he took that job, it was clear that his Navy career was stalled. His war injuries were still bad enough to rule out a sea command. It had taken years of physical therapy for him to be able to bend his knee again, and to this day he can't raise either arm above his head. Though his father and grandfather had been the only father-and-son four-star admirals...
...parse that one too closely. But let's not completely rule out the sincerity either. "The last thing my father said to me before he died was, 'You haven't scratched the surface yet,'" she recalls. "So hopefully I'm digging a little bit deeper now. With a little more wisdom, knowledge, grace." If it took Dad to make Liza grow up, who are we to argue...
Boot camp rule No. 1297: When they offer you fun, take...