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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...
...swing through Lubbock, Tex. had Harvard sweeping Michigan but suffering two blowouts at Texas Tech...
...HAVEN, Conn.—It was an inauspicious start to a four-game Ivy road swing as the Harvard men’s basketball team fell to Yale 82-74 Friday night at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. After Bulldogs point guard Chris Andrews hit two free throws to forge a 72-57 lead, the Crimson (10-6, 2-1 Ivy) scored the next seven points to pull within eight. Harvard could have cut further into the Yale advantage, but it connected on just 5-of-9 attempts from the free throw line during that span. The Crimson struggled...
...Crimson hopes to be back in full swing and healthy for the weekend slate of Ivy rival matchups when it takes on Brown and Yale at home...
...HAVEN, Conn.—It was an inauspicious start to a four-game Ivy road swing, as the Harvard men’s basketball team fell to Yale 82-74 Friday night at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. After Bulldogs point guard Chris Andrews hit two free throws to forge a 72-57 lead, the Crimson (10-6, 2-1 Ivy) scored the next seven points to pull within eight. Harvard could have cut further into the Yale advantage, but it connected on just 5-of-9 attempts from the free throw line during that span. The Crimson struggled...