Death by mailroom?: The high court is sympathetic in a hard-luck case

Post-Gazette Friday 7th October, 2011

What is the business of the U.S. Supreme Court? It may be an odd question, but it sits at the heart of the philosophical disagreements between conservative and liberal jurists on the bench. Is it simply to follow the laws and the Constitution scrupulously? Or is it to read those legal documents respectfully, all the while mindful that the ultimate...

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