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Talk of Filibuster Resurfaces in Response to Alito’s Views on Reapportionment

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Biden: Chance of Alito Filibuster Higher

  • Related resources on Alito
  • Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962
  • Union for Reform Judaism, Resolution Opposing the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito Jr: “Based on Judge Alito’s extensive public record before us as outlined in the background of this Resolution, the Commission on Social Action is recommending that the Biennial oppose Judge Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. It does so concerned that on issues of core value to our Movement his assertively conservative approach to the law will shift the narrowly divided Supreme Court, and restrict constitutional and statutory protections regarding privacy, reproductive choice, women’s rights, civil rights, and the separation of church and state.”

    • German Intelligence Officials Weigh-In on WMD Documents

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    LA Times: “The German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein’s suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims during the run-up to the war in Iraq.” Related reference: Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons… Continue Reading

    Debate Between Publishers, Authors and Google Over Book Search Program

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    New York Times: Googling Literature: The Debate Goes Public Related references: Google, Authors, Publishers, and Library Officials in Discussion at The New York Public Library: Panel with Library President Paul LeClerc, Google VP David Drummond, legal scholar Lawrence Lessig, Wired editor Chris Anderson, and others on Thursday, November 17. Postings on Google Print and Google… Continue Reading