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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Roger Brooke Taney
		Fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born in Calvert County, Maryland, 17 March, 1777; died at
		slaves to the disturbance of the peace of the state.
		Judge Gabriel Duvall of Maryland, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, resigned in 1835, and President Jackson
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14442c.htm (916 words)

	The Supreme Court Historical Society
		Although the matter is less than clear, "Chief Justice" should be deemed the official title during this period since it was the designation used in the statutes which constituted the Supreme Court.
		The Chief Justice of the United States serves not only as the head of the Supreme Court but also as the leader of the entire American judiciary, federal and state.[36] Chief Justice Chase, whatever his personal motive, obtained for the office a title which accurately signifies it dignity and importance.
		1 (1923) [hereinafter cited as C. Warren]; Richardson, "Chief Justice of the United States or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?," 49 New Engl.
	www.supremecourthistory.org /04_library/subs_volumes/04_c20_l.html (816 words)

	NARA \| The National Archives Experience
		A. The Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices are appointed for life (during good behavior) by the President of the United States, "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate," (Art.
		The Sixth Amendment expressly states that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury within the district of the crime, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.
		A. The Sixteenth Amendment was proposed to the States on July 12, 1909, deposited with the Secretary of State on July 21, ratified by the thirty-sixth state on February 3, 1913, and, declared ratified on February 25, 1913.
	www.archives.gov /national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html (6503 words)

	Statutes & Constitution :Constitution : Online Sunshine
		A judgment of the supreme court of the state determining the apportionment to be valid shall be binding upon all the citizens of the state.
		Should the supreme court determine that the apportionment made by the legislature is invalid, the governor by proclamation shall reconvene the legislature within five days thereafter in extraordinary apportionment session which shall not exceed fifteen days, during which the legislature shall adopt a joint resolution of apportionment conforming to the judgment of the supreme court.
		The governor and cabinet shall implement all necessary reductions for the executive budget, the chief justice of the supreme court shall implement all necessary reductions for the judicial budget, and the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall implement all necessary reductions for the legislative budget.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes (14339 words)

	Rehnquist shaped high court conservatism - The Changing Court- msnbc.com
		Led by Rehnquist, the justices breathed life into the previously moribund Tenth and Eleventh Amendments to the Constitution, which safeguard the powers of the states and limit the reach of Congress and federal agencies.
		At age 47, in October 1971, Rehnquist was nominated to the court by President Nixon, and was sworn in on Jan. 7, 1972.
		The court announced in October of 2004 that Rehnquist was being treated for thyroid cancer, and as recently as July he insisted he would continue with his duties unless his health prevented it.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5304454 (907 words)

	The Justices of the Supreme Court
		William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1, 1924.
		Justice Breyer served as clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, during the 1964-1965 term.
		He served in the United States Navy 1942-45, and was a law clerk to Justice Wiley Rutledge of the Supreme Court during the 1947-48 Term.
	www.usscplus.com /info/justices.htm (1556 words)

	Ex parte MERRYMAN Circuit Court
		Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Baltimore, Md.Sir: The undersigned, to whom the annexed writ, of this date, signed by Thomas Spicer, clerk of the supreme court of the United States, is directed, most respectfully states, that the arrest of Mr.
		The chief justice then inquired of the officer whether he had brought with him the body of John Merryman, and on being answered that he had no instructions but to deliver the return, the chief justice said: 'General Cadwalader was commanded to produce the body of Mr.
		Justice Story, speaking, in his Commentaries, of the habeas corpus clause in the constitution, says: 'It is obvious that cases of a peculiar emergency may arise, which may justify, nay, even require, the temporary suspension of any right to the writ.
	www.civil-liberties.com /pages/suspension.htm (3377 words)

	CNN.com - Rehnquist has thyroid cancer surgery - Oct 25, 2004
		WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Chief Justice William Rehnquist has undergone throat surgery after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer, but is expected to be released from the hospital this week, according to the Supreme Court.
		Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the 80-year-old chief justice was admitted to the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday, and underwent a tracheotomy Saturday.
		The justice served in the U.S. military from 1943 to 1946 before becoming a law clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court during 1951 and 1952.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/10/25/rehnquist/index.html (1086 words)

	The Judiciary Act of 1789
		That there be a court called a District Court in each of the aforementioned districts, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, and shall be called a District Judge, and shall hold annually four sessions,.
		And shall also have cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, or the circuit courts, as the case may be, of all causes where an alien sues for a tort only in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.
		That the Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies of a civil nature, where a state is a party, except between a state and its citizens; and except also between a state and citizens of other states, or aliens, in which latter case it shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction.
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/democrac/8.htm (944 words)

	The Avalon Project : Kansa - Nebraska Act 1854
		The Supreme Court, or the justices thereof, shall appoint its own clerk, and every clerk shall hold his office at the pleasure of the court for which he shall have been appointed.
		And be it further enacted, That the Governor, Secretary, Chief Justice, and Associate Justices, Attorney and Marshal, shall be nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed by the President of the United States.
		Said District Court, or the judge thereof, shall appoint its clerk, who shall also be the register in chancery, and shall keep his office at the place where the court may be held.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/kanneb.htm (1641 words)

	United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1975 - forward)
		to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, January 9-13, 2006
		103-482 - Hearings on the Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, July 20, 21, 22, and 23, 1993
		69-267 - Hearings on the Nominations of William H. Rehnquist, of Arizona, and Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, November 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, 1971
	www.gpoaccess.gov /congress/senate/judiciary/scourt.html (486 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Religious Symbols in the U.S. National Capital
		The doors of the Supreme Court courtroom don't literally have the "Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion." The lower portions of the two doors are engraved with a symbolic depiction, two tablets bearing the Roman numerals
		Yes, Thomas Jefferson was concerned about courts overstepping their authority and making (rather than interpreting) law, as was James Madison, who said: "As the courts are generally the last in making the decision, it results to them, by refusing or not refusing to execute a law, to stamp it with its final character.
		John Jay, one of the framers of the Constitution, was appointed by George Washington in 1789 to be the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (and later served two terms as governor of New York).
	www.snopes.com /politics/religion/capital.asp (1779 words)

	LLRX.com - Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
		The LII’s Supreme Court coverage contributes to that distinguished status with the inclusion of searchable collections of Court opinions, a topically arranged list of case summaries for the current term (http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/03highlts.html), rules, orders, biographical information on the justices, and more.
		Court calendars and order lists are available back to the 1998 term and include orders in pending cases, grants and denials of certiorari, mandamus, and rehearings, and attorney discipline orders.
		Researching the Supreme Court of the United States by Jill Ann Duffy and Elizabeth Ardella Laub Lambert (2000).
	www.llrx.com /features/supremectwebguide.htm (4408 words)

	Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General
		He was a board trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation from 1996 to 1999, a board director for the State Bar of Texas from 1991 to 1994, and President of the Houston Hispanic Bar Association from 1990 to 1991.
		Gonzales was honored by the United Way in 1993 with a Commitment to Leadership Award, and received the Hispanic Salute Award in 1989 from the Houston Metro Ford Dealers for his work in the field of education.
		Gonzales served in the United States Air Force between 1973 and 1975, and attended the United States Air Force Academy between 1975 and 1977.
	www.whitehouse.gov /government/gonzales-bio.html (652 words)

	Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States... - Blurtit
		Morrison Remick Waite was appointed as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America in the year of the 1874.
		United States vs. Cruikshank was one of his memorable cases.
		What was the crux of the speech given by the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on...
	www.blurtit.com /q190778.html (435 words)

	FindLaw Constitutional Law Center: Supreme Court: Justices: William Rehnquist
		Nominated Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by President Nixon on October 21, 1971; affirmed by a 68-26 Senate vote.
		Nominated Chief Justice of the United States by President Reagan on June 17, 1986; affirmed by a 65-33 Senate vote on September 25, 1986 and sworn in on September 26, 1986.
		As Chief Justice, Rehnquist serves as Chairman of the Judicial Conference of the United States and as Chairman of the Federal Judicial Center.
	supreme.lp.findlaw.com /supreme_court/justices/rehnquist.html (526 words)

	Kentucky: Court of Justice - Home
		Chief Justice Lambert is one of six new members appointed to the 14-member committee.
		The Judicial Conference of the United States established the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction in 1987 to study proposed changes in federal jurisdiction and to serve as a liaison with the state courts.
		The Kentucky Court of Justice is asking citizens to be on alert about a jury-duty scam intended to result in identity theft of its targets.
	courts.ky.gov (471 words)

	ILRG's Biographical Profiles of the Current Supreme Court Justices
		He served in the United States Navy from 1942-1945, and was a law clerk to Justice Wiley Rutledge of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1947 Term.
		In 1978, he was named an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire, and was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire as an Associate Justice in 1983.
		She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980.
	www.ilrg.com /caselaw/supremes (1661 words)

	USDOJ: Office of the Attorney General
		The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested.
		Since the 1870 Act that established the Department of Justice as an executive department of the government of the United States, the Attorney General has guided the world's largest law office and the central agency for enforcement of federal laws.
		Mukasey was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and served until 2006, the last six years as chief judge.
	www.usdoj.gov /ag (481 words)

	Court TV Library (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Clerk to the Honorable Robert H. Jackson, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, February 1952- June 1953.
		Nominated Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by President Richard Nixon on October 21, 1971.
		Nominated Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by President Ronald Reagan on June 17, 1986.
	www.courttv.com /archive/legaldocs/supreme/justices/rehnquist.html (82 words)

	The Supreme Court short list. - By Emily Bazelon and David Newman - Slate Magazine
		Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced Friday that she is stepping down from the Supreme Court.
		In another parental-notification case, the Supreme Court of Texas held that the teenager seeking an abortion had not established that she was sufficiently mature and well informed to do so without telling her parents.
		For a unanimous panel, reversed a decision of the district court finding that a police officer convicted of civil rights violation, for hitting a drunk suspect in the head with his baton, was entitled to a new trial because his lawyer was ineffective.
	www.slate.com /id/2121270 (4998 words)

	Howard Zinn: Don't Despair about the Supreme Court \| The Progressive
		A district court judge in 2004 ruled that the detainees held in Guantanamo for years without trial were protected by the Geneva Convention and deserved due process.
		When the Supreme Court was faced, during Vietnam, with a suit by soldiers refusing to go, claiming that there had been no declaration of war by Congress, as the Constitution required, the soldiers could not get four Supreme Court justices to agree to even hear the case.
		Charged in state court with criminal mischief and trespassing (charges well suited to the American invaders of a certain Mideastern country), the St. Patrick's Four spoke their hearts to the jury.
	www.progressive.org /mag_zinn1105 (1661 words)

	(DV) Nader: Ask Roberts -- Should the Rule of Law Broaden Democracy at the Expense of Giant Corporations?
		Today it is more important than ever for all Supreme Court Justices and, in particular, the Chief Justice [1] of the Supreme Court to have the inclination and wisdom to realize that our democracy is being eroded by many kinds of widely reported systemic corporate excesses.
		The civil jury system of the United States embraces a fundamental precept of tested justice: ordinary citizens applying their minds and values can and do reach decisions on the facts in cases that often involve powerful wrongdoers.
		Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote, “ The founders of our Nation considered the right of trial by jury in civil cases an important bulwark against tyranny and corruption, a safeguard too precious to be left to the whim of the sovereign, or, it might be added, to that of the judiciary.” [2]
	www.dissidentvoice.org /Sept05/Nader0918.htm (3324 words)

	President Nominates Judge Samuel A. Alito as Supreme Court Justice
		As a Justice Department official, federal prosecutor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals, Sam Alito has shown a mastery of the law, a deep commitment of justice, and a -- and he is a man of enormous character.
		In 1987, President Ronald Reagan named him the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, the top prosecutor in one of the nation's largest federal districts, and he was confirmed by unanimous consent by the Senate.
		The Supreme Court is an institution that I have long held in reverence.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2005/10/20051031.html (1215 words)

	The Next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - Hillary Clinton?
		Chief Justice Rehnquist turns 80 this year, and it's likely that the winner of the 2004 presidential election will nominate his replacement.
		But there is a problem with the Chief Justice Bill Clinton theory: Clinton's law license in Arkansas is suspended until 2006, and shortly after his suspension, he resigned his bar admission to the U.S. Supreme Court.
		The Supreme Court is not there to decide what "We, the People" want -- that is the function of the Executive and Legislative branches of government.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1070226/posts?page=9 (3886 words)

	The Supreme Court Fellows Program
		Since 1973, the Supreme Court Fellows Program has enabled exceptionally talented people to contribute to the work of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and more recently the United States Sentencing Commission.
		Founded by Chief Justice Warren Burger, the program provides fellows an opportunity to study firsthand both the administrative machinery of the federal judiciary and the dynamics of interbranch relations.
		The Supreme Court Fellows Program is administered by the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice in cooperation with the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the United States Sentencing Commission and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
	www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov (246 words)

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