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Three lawyers, including Clark, argued before Federal Judge Elbert Tuttle that the court-appointed lawyers who defended Spenkelink at his trial were ineffective. In Washington, Lawyer Joel Berger went from Justice to Justice. Finally, Thurgood Marshall ordered that the execution be stayed. Almost simultaneously, Judge Tuttle...
Justice William Rehnquist reported savings of between $5,000 and $15,000 and property in Arizona. Justice Thurgood Marshall seems to be living on his $72,000 salary, reporting interest receipts of less than $1,000 from a savings account...
None of the Justices heeded Lando's argument that allowing questions about a reporter's thoughts would have a "chilling effect" on editorial decision making: White contended that only lies would be "chilled." Though they dissented, both Justice William Brennan and Justice Thurgood Marshall said they did not understand how a journalist could be prevented from thinking. Their concern was that journalists would be reluctant to discuss stories openly and frankly among themselves in the newsroom. Brennan would allow questions about these conversations only if the plaintiff could first show that he had been harmed by a false...
...Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice: "The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much...
Last week, the Brennans were told that the federal court of appeals had denied a stay, and they sadly closed. Mrs. Brennan will make a final appeal to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, but a reversal seems unlikely. The last Postal Service competitor who tried to deliver first-class mail, in Pittsburg, Kans., was forced out of business in March, when the Supreme Court denied a rehearing...