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“We Have Never Had This Moment Before”: The Jackson Confirmation Shows Striking Differences From Prior Confirmations

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Senators called on her to explain her association with People of Praise, a small Christian group in Indiana. Her trial court decisions shed little light on that question, and she previously refused to discuss her philosophy. Barrett was the subject of disgraceful attacks on the basis of her religious beliefs.

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Colorado Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Disqualification Effort to Bar Trump from Ballot

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The Supreme Court nevertheless overturned his conviction. Indiana , the court rejected the prosecution of a protester declaring an intention to take over the streets, holding that “at worst, (the words) amounted to nothing more than advocacy of illegal action at some indefinite future time.” Likewise, in Hess v. Griswald

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