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Roe v. Wade attorney leaning against Alito
Nov 9 2005 11:33PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The attorney who won the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established abortion rights says she will likely oppose Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court, but is still studying his writings and opinions before taking a formal position.
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Senate Judiciary Dems take aim at Alito
Nov 9 2005 10:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats issued their first coordinated challenge to Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking extensive records about his participation in a 2002 appeals case despite a six-figure investment with one of the defendants.
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Justices consider disabled inmate's suit
Nov 9 2005 9:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor seemed skeptical when the Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether states can be forced to pay damages for failing to accommodate disabled prisoners. Neither side seemed that worried: She probably won't vote in the case.
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Alito favored equal treatment on adultery
Nov 9 2005 4:59PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito favored equal treatment for men and women in adultery cases in his analysis of the Italian court system in his senior thesis at Princeton University.
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