Supreme Court in crisis as party clashes reshape legacy
Don Oakley argues the Senate rejection of President Johnson’s Supreme Court pick marks a personal rebuke to Fortas and Johnson, yet underscores the court’s enduring role amid partisan fights. He traces historic clashes from Dred Scott to court-packing and notes George Wallace’s bid to leverage the tribunal in a third-party campaign.
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Don Oakley
Cross-complaining defense improves win rate in personal injury cases
Jury Verdict Research analyzes $09 cases where defendants cross-sued the plaintiff to shift blame. Results show cross-complaining increases defendant victory chances and lowers plaintiff win probability, with oddly higher awards when plaintiffs prevail and lower awards when defendants win.
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Jury Verdict Research, Inc
Wallace cabinet picks mix of far left and far right figures
Washington gossip sketches a hypothetical Wallace administration with figures such as Strom Thurmond as Secretary of State, H L Hunt as Defense head, Ayn Rand advising health policy, Tom Hayden in housing, and Bull Connor directing the FBI, among others. It warns of balancing extremists while avoiding visible conspiracies.
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National Council of the Humanities
Efrem Zimbalist
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KKK
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Minutemen
Connecticut
Birch Society Section
Kennedy southerners back Humphrey in 1968 while eyeing 1972
West Virginia Democratic insiders fuse loyalty to Hubert Humphrey with plans for a Kennedy future. A core Kennedy faction within State Headquarters backs Bobby and Teddy while aiding Humphrey in 1968. Jay Rockefeller and others signal a Kennedy structure could form in West Virginia for a 1972 run.
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Carter McDavid
Jay Rockefeller
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Bobby Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
Presidential Power Reform Debated Amid Calls for Change
The piece surveys pressures to dilute presidential authority, citing past activist presidents Lincoln Washington and Wilson as models, and notes risks of friction with Congress. It traces proposals for a parliamentary style, the 22nd Amendment term limit, and failed Bricker efforts, concluding reforms unlikely in near term.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
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James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
F. C. Roosevelt
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Jefferson
Congress
Grant Wilson
Harding
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Richard Revere
New Yorker
Eugene J. McCarthy
Whitt House
Henry C. Lockwood
Sockwood
Budget committee to meet on proposed fund plan
Members of the budget committee will meet this week to set the budget. E H Shriver chairs the group which includes J Truman Peie Payne Charles Q Lavine D Armstrong Pather John Walpin J W Allstock K D Watts and W Ry Fugit, as listed in the 25 years ago notice.
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E. H. Shriver
J. Truman
Peie Payne
Charles Q. Lavine
D. Armstong
Pather John, Walpin
J. W. Allstock
K. D. Watts
W Ry Fugit
Wallace doubts and fears echo in editorials on government rights
A reader letter and rebuttal discuss George Wallace's candidacy and the U S system. The writer argues against expelling political opponents or restricting rights, defending freedom of worship, voting, and association. Complex issues like open housing, school choice, foreign aid, and safety are weighed with constitutional safeguards and caution about simplistic solutions.
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Alyon
Greennier County
George Wallace
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Wallace
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Lo Qio
Hiller
Germany
Prayer for Today Courage to join the human race in Christ
A reflective prayer by Morris Pepper of Scottsboro Alabama asking God to break barriers of custom and taboo and grant courage to engage with all people in Christlike dialogue.
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