United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 478United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1989 - Courts |
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... limited cir- cumstances in which the right of the accused to a fair trial might be undermined by publicity . In such cases , the trial court must determine whether the situation is such that the rights of the accused override the ...
... limited cir- cumstances in which the right of the accused to a fair trial might be undermined by publicity . In such cases , the trial court must determine whether the situation is such that the rights of the accused override the ...
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... limited to criminal cases if the scope of the right is defined by the common law rather than the text and structure of the Constitution . " Indeed , many of the advantages of public criminal trials are equally applicable in the civil ...
... limited to criminal cases if the scope of the right is defined by the common law rather than the text and structure of the Constitution . " Indeed , many of the advantages of public criminal trials are equally applicable in the civil ...
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... shot voting enables a minority group to win some at - large seats if it concentrates its vote behind a limited number of candidates and if 30 Opinion of the Court 6 and designated seat plans 38 OCTOBER TERM , 1985 888.
... shot voting enables a minority group to win some at - large seats if it concentrates its vote behind a limited number of candidates and if 30 Opinion of the Court 6 and designated seat plans 38 OCTOBER TERM , 1985 888.
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... limited number of elected officials were racist ; under the new intent test plaintiffs would be required to prove that most of the white community is racist in order to obtain judicial relief . It is difficult to imagine a more racially ...
... limited number of elected officials were racist ; under the new intent test plaintiffs would be required to prove that most of the white community is racist in order to obtain judicial relief . It is difficult to imagine a more racially ...
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... limited , and , with regard to the 1982 elections , perhaps too aberrational , to disprove its conclusion . Excepting House District 23 , with respect to which the District Court committed legal error , see supra , at 77 , we affirm the ...
... limited , and , with regard to the 1982 elections , perhaps too aberrational , to disprove its conclusion . Excepting House District 23 , with respect to which the District Court committed legal error , see supra , at 77 , we affirm the ...
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