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Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
March 12, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she would forbid state judicial elections
March 12, 2010Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday night that she believes states should give up the practice of electing judges.
New York AG Cuomo recuses himself from probe of Gov. Paterson
March 12, 2010
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March 12, 2010
National Security Archive announces Rosemary Award
March 12, 2010And now, the winner of the National Security Archive's Sixth Annual Rosemary Award, named for President Richard M. Nixon's secretary, Rose Mary Woods, whose unlikely stretch allegedly erased 18 1/2 minutes of a Watergate tape.
Justices and politicians should boycott the State of the Union
March 12, 2010The increasingly puerile spectacle of presidential State of the Union addresses is indicative of the state of the union and is unnecessary: The Constitution requires only that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union." But a reaction may be brewing against these embarrassing events. Speaking in Alabama, Chief Justice John Roberts said "to the extent that" this occasion "has degenerated into a political pep rally," he is "not sure why we're there." He was referring to Supreme Court justices. But why is anyone there?
Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas
March 12, 2010HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- An Indiana man whose cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco was executed Thursday in Texas for killing a sheriff's officer.
Ginsburg endorses end to local judicial elections
March 12, 2010 WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is endorsing an end to the election of judges at the state and local levels.
Federal court says Nevada can limit brothel ads
March 12, 2010LAS VEGAS -- A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels that operate in some of the state's rural areas from advertising by newspaper, leaflets and billboards in Las Vegas, Reno and other places where prostitution is illegal.
Blagojevich asks judge to delay corruption trial
March 12, 2010CHICAGO -- Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys asked a federal judge Thursday to postpone his corruption trial, saying so many uncertainties surround the charges it would be "playing Russian Roulette" with his future if the court went ahead with the June 3 start date.
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