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...local sheriff and shot the sheriff's wife five times during a holiday party; she died in front of her family. He wounded another deputy and killed two more outside the sheriff's office before he was captured. His insanity defense was unsuccessful, and the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. But in his dissent, Judge White argued that Johnson had been represented by incompetent counsel...
...photos of her inside. The magazine is also releasing the upcoming video The Complete Anna Nicole Smith: A True Rags to Riches Story, which, to add injury to insult, is hosted by E! channel's A.J. Benza. And we're pleased to report that last week a California judge upheld the $475 million award she received from a lawsuit against her late husband's estate, allowing her to drop her case in Texas. We will, however, run this photo...
...Judge Patrick J. Duggan of Detroit's Federal District Court upheld the University of Michigan's current affirmative action plan, which gives all black, Hispanic and Native American applicants a 20-point boost on the school's 150-point admission scale. Many liberals view the decision as a victory; but even as an affirmative action supporter, I consider Michigan's approach unjust and self-defeating...
...federal judge upheld the University of Michigan's affirmative action program on Wednesday, ruling that public universities can use race as a factor in college admissions and setting the stage for a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court...
...this turbulent process. The Florida Supreme Court's decision should have stood; it alone is the highest judge of Florida's state laws. The U.S. Supreme Court, by intervening in this issue when it clearly could not come up with a convincing, one-sided decision, has not upheld its duty to impartially enforce the law. By the admission of the dissenting justices, the court may have permanently damaged its credibility as a nonpartisan institution...