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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 27, 2006

Supreme Court Is Poised to Veer From 2006's Narrow Unanimity

WASHINGTON - Long on intrigue but short on blockbuster decisions, 2006 was something of an intermission year at the U.S. Supreme Court, one in which the court made no great strides to the right, despite its new conservative members.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - Long on intrigue but short on blockbuster decisions, 2006 was something of an intermission year at the U.S. Supreme Court, one in which the court made no great strides to the right, despite its new conservative members.
      In fact, the year's most notable ruling was a victory for the court's liberal wing: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, wh...

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