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The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections. (AP Photo/J. ... Act of 1965. By a 5-4 vote, the Court struck down Section 4, the part that determines which states and jurisdictions must seek permission — or “preclearance” — from the federal government before changing their electoral laws.

Live Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision on the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a central part of the Voting Rights Act. Times reporters and editors provided analysis of the decision and its implications, as well as the public's reaction to it. Latest; All; Q&A.

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The Year Rehnquist May Have Lost His Court

Although it has been 10 years since its membership last changed, the Supreme Court that concluded its term last week was, surprisingly and in important ways, a new court. It is too soon to say for sure, but it is possible that the 2003-4 term may go down in history as the one when Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist lost his court. The cases decided - Supreme Courts newly concluded 2003-4 term may be remembered as year Chief Justice William H Rehnquist, 79, who has led court with sure hand since his promotion to post 18 years ago, lost his court; his invisibility in cases decided in terms closing days on rights of detainees labeled enemy combatants by Bush administration cited; he failed to play usual role in marshaling fractious colleagues to protect courts institutional prerogatives, which Bushs claim of unreviewable executive power threatened; it seems that he has stood still while courts center of gravity has moved away from him; he was in majority in only eight of 18 cases decided this term by five-member majorities; was in majority in 15 of 21 such decisions two years ago and 7 of 14 such cases year ago; graph; photos (M) - By LINDA GREENHOUSE

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In a devastating ruling for voting rights in America, the Supreme Court today struck down a key part of the historic Voting Rights Act by ruling that Southern states may no longer be forced to seek federal approval before making ...

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RUNOFFS IN NEW YORKS PRIMARIES BARRED BY U.S. JUDGE IN BIAS SUIT

A Federal judge yesterday struck down the state law providing for runoff elections in New York City primaries, declaring that it unconstitutionally discriminated against minority voters and candidates. The city and state said they would appeal the decision, which would bar possible runoffs in the citys Democratic primary for Mayor, City Council - By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH

CITY RUNOFF IN PRIMARIES IS UPHELD

A Federal appeals court yesterday upheld the validity of the state law that provides for primary-runoff elections in citywide races in New York City. The 2-1 decision by the appeals court reversed a lower court, which had struck down the primary runoff law on the ground that it violated the Constitution and the Federal Voting Rights Act. The - By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH

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The Evolution of a Justice

The battle over abortion, now flaring again with the prospect of change at the Supreme Court, has been raging for so long that its origins have been largely lost to time and myth. During the 32 years since the court decided Roe v. Wade, the right to abortion has become so entwined, both in political discourse and in the public mind, with womens - Linda Greenhouse article adapted from her book Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmuns Supreme Court Journey; Blackmun held medical profession in high regard and found state laws that criminalized abortion troublesome, not because they interfered with womens rights but because they put doctors at risk for using their best judgment in treating their pregnant patients; series of cases brought to court in 1970s by American Civil Liberties Unions Womens Rights Project was instrumental in Blackmuns evolution into defender of equal rights; photos (L) - Linda Greenhouse covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. This article is adapted from her book, Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmuns Supreme Court Journey, to be published next month by Times Books/Henry Holt & Company. - By Linda Greenhouse

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Justice Souter Emerges

NO PUBLIC DOCUMENT -- AND PROBABLY only a single very private one -- marks April 23, 1992, as one of the more momentous days in recent Supreme Court history. Nothing of apparent note transpired at the Court that Thursday; oral arguments had taken place the day before and the Justices weekly private conference, where they vote on cases, would not - David J. Garrow, the author of "Liberty and Sexuality: The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe v. Wade," won a 1987 Pulitzer Prize for "Bearing the Cross." - By David J. Garrow;

Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 4 Of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, ...

Leveraged Buyouts: On the Level?

LEAD: FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, I trusted the system, especially the economic system, to serve as an engine not only of prosperity but of equality and freedom and individual rights under the law. I fully believed that once principles of law were at stake, all Americans were equal. FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, I trusted the system, especially the economic - By Benjamin J. Stein; Benjamin J. Stein is a writer who lives in Los Angeles.

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Whatever It Takes

One by one, the defendants file into the large steel cage. There are 10 of them, young men in their mid-20s. Some wear jeans and sweatshirts -- and defiant expressions. Others appear bruised and frightened. Soldiers in desert camouflage fatigues and black jackboots ring the cage, which runs along one wall of the Akmal Ikramov District Court. - Matthew Brzezinski reports on Uzbekistans harsh crackdown on Islamic militants; crime of religious fanaticism, of wanting an Islamic state, is a serious offense in former Soviet cotton colony, where government of onetime Communist Party boss, Islam Karimov, has ruled with iron fist since days when Red Army used Uzbek bases to occupy neighboring Afghanistan; leaders of Islamic opposition are either all in jail or in exile, thanks to three-year crackdown following terror attack; Karimovs human rights records is abysmal, but Uzbekistan is Americas newest ally in war against terror; photos (L) - Matthew Brzezinski last wrote for the magazine about John Tobin, the American student falsely accused of espionage by Russia. - By Matthew Brzezinski

Was Clinton a 21st century version of Adolph Hitler?

Top 10 Reasons the Clinton Administration Wasnt So Hot on Civil Liberties Issues
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Civil libertarians concerned about the Bush administration sometimes pine for the Clinton years. What usually gets lost in the shuffle is the fact that the Clinton administration was almost as oppressive--and that was during peacetime.
1. Clintonus Rex
Everyone likes to talk about the Bush administrations executive power grab under the auspices of the unitary executive theory, but not too many people remember President Clintons own attempt to increase the power of the presidency at the expense of civil liberties safeguards.
2. Big Bubba is Watching
When President Bush admitted to violating the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 with his secret wiretapping program, critics suggested that it was a blatant and unprecedented act of executive gall. Blatant, yes. Unprecedented, no. The Clinton administration violated FISA during its warrantless search of accused spy Aldrich Ames, and (in the pre-Bush years) was described by ACLU legislative director Laura Murphy as "the most wiretap-friendly administration in history."
3. Torture to Go
Civil libertarians are up in arms over the Bush administrations practice of extraordinary rendition, in which the United States outsources its interrogation of international terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture. And we certainly should be--but it was the Clinton administration that pioneered this despicable practice.
4. BATF in the Belfry
No domestic law enforcement group inspired more civil liberties concerns during the 1990s than the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), aka the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE), which sometimes dealt with domestic terrorism on a "shoot first, ask questions later" basis. Although the group has since been reformed, it still strikes fear in the hearts of gun rights activists everywhere--and its power, and abuses of power, peaked during the Clinton years.
5. Bowdlerizing the Internet
You think the FCCs anti-indecency crusade is bad? Well, if Janet Jackson had flashed her nipple jewelry online, it could have meant a two-year prison sentence. Such was life under the Communications Decency Act, which promised to make the Internet G-rated at all costs. Democrats blame it all on the Republican Congress, but it was the president who chose to defend the awful anti-indecency provisions all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court (which mercifully struck them down).
6. "Dont Ask, Dont Tell"
Lesbian and gay activists didnt ask much from President Clinton when they voted for him in November 1992. They knew better than to expect marriage rights, or even a civil unions policy. But what President Clinton promised was one thing he could do without asking Congress: Strike down the ban on gays in the military. He changed his mind after the election--choosing to restrict the way gay soldiers are investigated, but leave the ban intact. It remains in place to this day.
7. Uncle Sams Offering Plate
Church-state separationists are understandably concerned about the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which has put billions into the pockets of religious organizations--in open defiance of the First Amendments establishment clause. But who signed the legislation that created the faith-based initiative program in the first place? President Bill Clinton, as part of the 1996 welfare reform bill.
8. Throwing the Book at Immigrants
President Reagan granted amnesty to 3 million undocumented immigrants (so-called "illegal aliens"). President George W. Bush said that mass deportation of immigrants is not a humane option. But President Clinton signed a 1996 bill making life more difficult for undocumented immigrants, while at the same time choosing to make it possible for millions more to enter the country and face horrific exploitation at the hands of U.S. corporations.
9. Defending the Sanctity of Marriage, Between Cigars
Its horrible how our conservative president has politicized the issue of same-sex marriage. Know whats even more horrible? Hes only following his liberal predecessors example. When he happily signed the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, President Clinton shattered the hopes of countless lesbian and gay couples who had been inspired by the possibility of marriage rights in Hawaii--and made gay marriage a viable "culture war" issue to be exploited by politicians for years to come.
10. The Prisoners Dilemma
The "tough on crime" stance of President Bill Clinton reinstated the federal death penalty, limited appeals (resulting in the execution of an untold number of innocent death row inmates), and made it possible for mentally handicapped 12-year-olds to face life in prison without parole. In this instance, as in so many others, its hard to imagine how a conservative Republican could have done any worse.
Clinton was responsible for the 3500 deaths of 9/11. If he wouldnt have been preoccupied and taken care of business it never would have happened.

Answer: Wow, nice cut and paste job. Bill Clinton and G.W. Bush should go bowling together.......they seem to have a lot in common.


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Both Sides in Abortion Argument Look Past Court to Political Battle

The Supreme Court argument this Wednesday in an abortion case from Pennsylvania shifts the abortion spotlight from Congress, the states and the streets back to the Court -- but only temporarily. Despite the dozens of briefs attacking and defending Pennsylvanias Abortion Control Act, despite the effort expended to renew or revise familiar - By LINDA GREENHOUSE,

Supreme Court Strikes Down Provisions Of The Voting Rights Act

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Tony Blairs Modernizing Ways

It was just an ordinary day in the life of Britains most prominent working couple when Cherie Blair dropped in unannounced on her husband, Tony, the British prime minister, as he went about the nations business in his Downing Street office. Nothing surprising about that. The official residence sports a laid-back appearance these days, with aides - Warren Hoge article on political and personal life of Britains Prime Tony Blair; says Blair and his wife, Cherie, are expecting their fourth child and their first in 12 years, and newcomer is presenting Blair with test right in his own home of his frequently voiced notions of new, improved, up-to-date, socially advanced, even cool Britain; says Blair is faced with widespread public anticipation that he will take some of paternity leave that his reform-minded government has made part of British law, and his modern-man reputation is on the line; photos (M) - Warren Hoge, editor of The Times Magazine from 1991 to 1993, is the London bureau chief of The Times. - By Warren Hoge