Instead, Roberts chose a different tack, ruling that when it comes to matters of deep "economic and political significance," it is the Court's responsibility to decide what a statute means.
But such rulings — "liberal" when it comes to gay rights, "conservative" when it comes to race — are hard to reconcile with the historical meaning of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, adopted in the wake of the Civil War and meant to protect the newly freed black slaves.
Some modern Yemeni women see how the Muslim Brotherhood is ruling in Egypt, when it comes to women, and they want their own Islamists to go through a mind-set shift before assuming any power.
David Cameron has said his government is "not ruling anything out" when it comes to helping to rescue the British steel industry, but warned that he does not believe that nationalisation is the right answer.
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said Wednesday that the administration is "not ruling out anything" when it comes to giving Detroit's automakers more than the $25 billion they initially asked for.
Update, 22 December: Scott Freeman, Mikovits's attorney in her criminal case, says the ruling is "wonderful" when it comes to his defense against the charges levied against his client.
"Rovio I think is very inspired by Supercell, which is absoutely ruling the App Store when it comes to top grossing apps," Julien Codorniou, who heads up Facebook Gaming partnerships, pointed out in an interview with TechCrunch.
Furthermore, as the research report put it, the ruling suggested that when it comes to intersession appointments, "such appointments can be made only to vacancies that have occurred during the recess in which the appointment is made" -- drastically limiting the president's power.
The last German federal elections, for instance, saw both parties of government blame wicked "Anglo-Saxon bankers" for almost all economic ills.There is another reason why Britain's current ruling coalition is hobbled, when it comes to the temptations of dog-whistle politics.
In a statement released Monday morning, Coats's attorney Michael Evans said that if nothing else, this ruling sets an important precedent when it comes to pot legalization and labor laws.
