Instead, the chief justice stood up to the president, who then fired him, creating a national hero of resistance.
Salient whispers from both sides in Havana indicate that the process of truth and justice stands a chance of reckoning with three generations of violence.
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice stands by its study and says that it was trying to issue an earnest public warning about an environmental hazard.
At this low moment in the historical reputation of George W. Bush, his nominee for Chief Justice stands in signal contrast to what appears today to be a failed and fading tenure as President.
"If you tell me where a justice stands on abortion, I can tell you what that justice's position is on affirmative action, gun control, criminal procedure, federalism and other privacy issues".
Updated at 2.39pm GMT 12.05pm GMT Well, well here we are again Once upon a time not long ago, people wore pyjamas and lived life slow, laws were stern and justice stood and people were behaving like they ought ta good.
I think it adds to the terror of the novel that, after a certain point, there is no escape from the facts, only a frightening possibility that above the demands of justice stands a still crueller set of demands, called duty.
At a turning point in history where most of the male members of the US supreme court seemed unsure which way to turn, one justice stood out during Tuesday's hearing on the constitutionality of gay marriage for her spatial awareness.
