U.S. Supreme Court
Feb. 13, 2008
Justices Will Decide on Punitives in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
WASHINGTON - When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska in March 1989, the Berlin Wall had not fallen, NBC was making plans for a new sitcom called "Seinfeld," and John Roberts was a 34-year-old climber looking to make a name for himself as an appellate lawyer.




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WASHINGTON - When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska in March 1989, the Berlin Wall had not fallen, NBC was making plans for a new sitcom called "Seinfeld," and John Roberts was a 34-year-old climber looking to make a name for himself as an appellate lawyer.
Nineteen years la...
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