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  • n  the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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  • Analysis: U.S. chief justice realizes longstanding vision in voting-rights case
    By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For an often enigmatic figure at the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts spoke to the essence of his legal philosophy on Tuesday in eliminating a voting-rights provision enacted to protect blacks and other minorities. His opinion for the court marks the culmination of an effort by conservatives, many of whom, like Roberts, cut their teeth in the ...
    June 26, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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