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Friday May 17 | Globe and Mail

Supreme Court upholds acquittal of mother who left newborn in Walmart toilet

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an acquittal for a Saskatchewan woman who was accused of abandoning her baby after it was born in a Walmart bathroom.

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Related Topix: US News

Thu May 16, 2013

USA Today

Top appeals court nominee sails toward confirmation

He's argued more than two dozen cases before the Supreme Court. Now, Sri Srinivasan could be moving toward a seat on the bench himself.

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Related Topix: US News, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Tue May 14, 2013

NewsBusters.org

Bruni the Clueless? NYT Columnist Mocks 'Clueless'...

In his Sunday New York Times column, former White House reporter Frank Bruni took a whack at " America the Clueless " and Republicans in particular, but made a couple of pretty clueless errors of his own ? According to another survey, taken last year, about 65 percent of us can't name a single Supreme Court justice.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, New Times, US News

Mon May 13, 2013

Russia Taday

Monsanto wins landmark patent case in Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of biotech giant Monsanto, closing the door on a patent case that has pitted a smalltime farmer from Indiana against a titan of the agriculture industry.

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Related Topix: Monsanto, Chemicals, US News, US Supreme Court, Inventions, Science / Technology

Sun May 12, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

In entire court term, justices see 1 black lawyer

In this Feb. 27, 2013 file photo special counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Debo Adegbile, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court in Washington after presenting arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case.

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Related Topix: US News, African-American, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court

Fri May 10, 2013

Fox News

Juan Williams: It's time for President Obama and Justice Thomas to talk

I know both men. It is fair to describe Justice Thomas as an introvert. It is fair to say President Obama is very reserved, often criticized for being too "cool," and never showing anger.

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Related Topix: US News, Opinion

Thu May 09, 2013

Black Voice News

U.S. Supreme Court Says Jamaican Man Wrongfully Deported Over Ganja

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Jamaican national who was deported from the United States over possession of a small amount of marijuana.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Immigration Reform, Prison

Wed May 08, 2013

Media Research Center

Maureen Dowd Compares Air Force Officer Charged With Sexual Battery to Clarence Thomas

Maureen Dowd offensively roped Clarence Thomas into her column on the arrest on sexual battery charges of Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force officer in charge of sexual assault prevention programs for the branch.

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Related Topix: US News

ABA Journal

Justice Ginsburg is close behind Judge Judy on most trusted list

But actors are apparently the most trusted people in America, according to a Reader's Digest poll.

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Related Topix: US News, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, John G. Roberts

Tue May 07, 2013

CNN

If Clarence Thomas isn't 'elite,' who is?

Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary.

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Related Topix: US News, Journalism, Duquesne University, Princeton University, Opinion

The American Spectator

The Plantation President

"I always knew that it would have to be a black president who was approved by the elites and the media.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Wedding, Illinois, Illinois Government

American Thinker

I guess that Gov Richardson would not call me a Hispanic either

Now I know just how Justice Clarence Thomas feels. Many blacks don't think that he is a black because he is a conservative and doesn't dance to the rhythms of Jackson & Sharpton.

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Related Topix: Bill Richardson, US Governors, Immigration Reform, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate

Mon May 06, 2013

The Skanner

Clarence Thomas: 'The Elites' had to Approve a Black President

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the high court's only African American jurist, opened up recently about his thoughts on race and the White House.

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Related Topix: US News, African-American

ABA Journal

Justice Thomas: Any black president must be approved by 'elites'

Justice Clarence Thomas says he expected to see a black president win election in his lifetime, as long as the candidate got the approval of "the elites and the media." Thomas offered his views in comments at Duquesne Law School last month that are just now being picked up by the media.

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Sat May 04, 2013

Booker Rising

Clarence Thomas: "Obama Was Elected Because He's Approved By Elites And The Media"

Asserts the U.S. Supreme Court justice and conservative Republican. From Mediaite : "Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas argued, in an interview aired by C-SPAN, that President Obama was elected because he had the approval of 'elites and the media.' Those who don't fit the 'prescribed' mold of 'what to expect from a black person,' he said, are ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court

Free Republic

Holder v. Brownback? DOJ and Kan. on collision course on guns

The Obama administration is on a collision course with the state of Kansas over a new law that claims to nullify federal gun controls.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Sam Brownback, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Kansas

Fri May 03, 2013

Mediaite.com

Ingraham Spars With O'Reilly Guest Over How The Media Treats Black Conservatives

The media treatment of black conservatives has been a hot topic in conservative circles for the past few months, and the latest high-profile figure to weigh in is Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas , who said in an appearance on C-SPAN that the media tears apart any black individual who does not fit a certain mold of "what to except from a black ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Television

MSNBC

Justice Thomas: Black president 'approved by the elites, media'

The famously taciturn Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas , the only current black member of the court, said he is not surprised there's a black president.

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Related Topix: US News, Duquesne University

Lucianne.com

Clarence Thomas: Obama ApprovedBy The Elites Because He Says WhatThey Expect From A Black Person

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ripped the media and took a subtle dig at President Obama during an CSPAN interview dated from April 6th.

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Related Topix: US News

Thu May 02, 2013

JD Supra

Employers May Be Able to "Pick Off" Named Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective Actions

In its April decision in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk , the U.S. Supreme Court buttressed employers' efforts to "pick off" named plaintiffs in collective actions for unpaid wages brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act with early offers of judgment that would satisfy only the named plaintiff's individual claims.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, US News, US Supreme Court