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Supreme Court

RIBALD [RIB-uhld] : to use coarse language, foul-mouthed

April 23, 2013

The internet is ablaze with the video of the first-day-on-the-job (and last!) news anchor at a Dakota tv station who didn’t know the mike was on yet and let loose with a pretty graphic comment.  Yes, he was fired after his first day. David (Papi)  Ortiz, beloved Designated Hitter for the Red Sox, added an [...]

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EQUALITY IN MARRIAGE: some thoughts

March 27, 2013

The debate over same-gender marriage and its legality can, indeed, said to be raging throughout this country.   As we speak (or read) the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the issue in a precedent-setting action. At this point it is not clear what they will decide, or if they will even come to a decision.   There [...]

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IATROGENIC [ahy-a-truh-JEN-ik]: a medical disorder caused by the inadvertent diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician

July 22, 2012

“ Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.” How many times have we heard this, or something like it?  There’s  no question that some therapies required as treatment for serious illnesses are painful, nauseating, debillitating, and just plain awful.   But the hope is that the therapy is temporary and the result is permanent. The [...]

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SUPREME COURT: the ultimate voice regarding federal law

June 9, 2012

National anxiety over the pending response of the Supreme Court regarding the legality of the Health Care Bill highlights the importance of the makeup of the court.   Prognostications over the split of votes and whether Justice Kennedy will swing one way or the other if the usual liberal/conservative patterns prevail serve to make the point [...]

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CORPORATION: persons united in a body for some purpose

January 14, 2012

The dialogue/argument about the nature of corporations has picked up steam in the last few weeks as those involved in politics articulate their affection for or displeasure with the Supreme Court’s approval of SuperPac funding.  In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a 2010 decision, the Courts indicated that non-affiliated groups could collect and dispense [...]

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LETHAL INJECTION: the execution of a prisoner by use of drugs

September 22, 2011

Last night there were a number of violent deaths in communities throughout the United States.  In cities it is a common thing to check the papers in the morning to see how many people were shot, stabbed, strangled, or otherwise relieved of their lives in a criminal way. One of the violent deaths that occurred [...]

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PERIPHERAL : Related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary

September 17, 2010

  The word peripheral seems to be used primarily in medical circles, relating to peripheral vision or peripheral vascular  or neurological diseases.    In the military, however, the term peripheral damage is used commonly to identify injury, damage, or death to sites or individuals outiside the primary location of a missile, bomb, or artillery focus.  In [...]

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SOLICITOR GENERAL: “the tenth Justice”

May 11, 2010

Having never really thought about the nature of this federal position, I decided to do some research.  I’m glad I did.   In doing so, I was able to answer for myself a question being asked by some who have reacted to President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to serve as a Justice on the United [...]

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SUPREME COURT JUSTICE: a decision which outlasts the President

April 23, 2010

During the elections of 2008 I wrote at least four or five letters to the editors of local and national newspapers about the issue of Supreme Court nomination.  None of them was accepted for publication.   I was making the point that the consideration of the voters needed to include the understanding that the person elected [...]

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