Supreme Court Edges Toward Cautious Moderation in Term
Editorial note says the Supreme Court shifted away from early liberal stances without turning right. Dissenters like Brennan and Blackmun aligned with Harlan Stewart and White at times. Key rulings included delaying decisions on school desegregation and voting age, along with limits on police statements and markers of judicial restraint.
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Nesoto
Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
John Marshall Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
William J. Brennan Jr
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Miranda
Arizona
Brennan
Analysis of Burger Court on School Segregation Policy
The piece notes Chief Justice Burger wrote opinions opposing the Nixon administration's anti busing stance. It argues this is not yet the Nixon or Burger Court and suggests it will take more than two Nixon appointed justices and over two years to reverse the slow shift in policy.
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Justice Black
Earl Warren
Burger
Nixon Court
Burger Court
This Week or Never for Illinois Redistricting
Illinois faces a looming June 30 deadline for legislative redistricting with a skeleton bill filed May 21 by Rep. Edward R. Madigan. If no agreement occurs, a Supreme Court drawn map and an eight member commission could tilt district lines, amid political roulette concerns.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Edward R. Madigan
Lincoln
House
Senate
State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
U. S. Supreme Court
Commission
North Viet attacks fail to halt enemy assaults near Saigon
North Vietnamese regulars launched five attacks Sunday on South Vietnamese forces guarding the northern frontier amid a week of heavy B52 raids. American troops and bases near Da Nang and Saigon faced shelling and ambushes, with casualties including five South Vietnamese soldiers killed and two Americans slain. 31 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were reported killed.
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Saigon
U. S
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Court rules for nations freedom
The International Court of Justice ruled that South Africa's control over South-West Africa is illegal and urged surrender to the United Nations. The advisory opinion, with 13 justices in favor and one dissent, carries no legal weight. The UN has renamed the territory Namibia and called for steps toward independence.
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International Court of Justice
South Africa
South-West Africa
John Vorster
United Nations
U. N
League of Nations
U Thant
Namibia
Public backs Washington news quality cites fair coverage
A Harris survey finds 59 percent rate Washington news quality as good to excellent and 37 percent as poor or fair. Six in ten say papers and TV are fair in reporting Nixon administration news, with TV slightly higher.
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Louis Harris
Washington
Harris
New York Times
Pentagon
White House
D. C
Congress
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