Legal Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
Legal affairs correspondent for ABC News and author of Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court
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Jan Crawford Greenburg
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FROM Jan Crawford Greenburg
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Opening Day for the Supreme Court As it does regularly on first Monday of October, the US Supreme began another session today. At the moment, this year's docket has a limited number of controversial cases. But with five members over the age of 70, the court itself could be in for change, and that's focusing attention back on the presidential campaign. ABC News legal affairs correspondent Jan Crawford Greenberg is author of Supreme Conflict : The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court '07-'08 Term Wrap-up When the US Supreme Court shut down last year for its summer recess, court watchers were stunned by the number of 5-to-4 decisions and the bitter language used by some of the justices. Chief Justice John Roberts had promised a collegial atmosphere that would produce greater unity. The court ended this year's term with a burst of 5-to-4 splits on high-profile issues, but for the most part, last year's patterns did not hold. We hear about the death penalty , voter ID , guns and Guantánamo Bay . Has President Bush succeeded in pushing the court to the right? With as many as three retirements possible, what can voters expect from John McCain or Barack Obama ?
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