THIS IS AMERICA - The United States Supreme Court Will Decide on Gay Marriage From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we talk about the issu

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The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p

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The United States Supreme Court Will Decide on Gay Marriage From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we talk about the issue of gay marriage.

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THIS IS AMERICA - October 21, 2002: Supreme Court VOICE ONE: The highest court in the United States began its term this month. From now until the end of June, it will rule on issues that affect Americ

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The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. What these words mean, exactly, is disputed in the U

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Lawmakers in the United States have been debating how to deal with an accusation against a nominee for the Supreme Court. The issue has turned into a political battle between the two major parties. Observers may ask why a Supreme Court candidate show

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 20 July 2007 Pakistan's Supreme court has reinstated its chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, four months after Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf suspended him. His controversial dismissal on March 9, and his subseq

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 23 August 2007 Pakistan's supreme court has ruled exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return to Pakistan and resume his political career. The ruling is the latest in a series of setbacks for Pakistan's embattled P

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By Simon Marks Washington 27 September 2007 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has pledged to step down as military chief and restore civilian rule if lawmakers give him another five-year mandate. The Supreme Court is now considering whether he is

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AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowin

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowi

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IN THE NEWS - Supreme Court Hearings on Guantanamo Prisoners By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, April 24, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The United States Supreme

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By Julie Carpenter Doctors in some parts of the United States have prescribed marijuana to people suffering from a variety of medical conditions; and though it is used for medicinal purposes in many p

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By Cindy Saine Washington 16 April 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most common method of lethal injection used for executions by the federal government and 36 states. The unsuccessful constitutional challenge to the three-drug lethal injec

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 July 2007 The Libyan Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences for six foreign medical workers imprisoned on disputed charges that they infected Libyan children with HIV. But there is still a chance they could be spa

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President Barack Obamas signature health care law appeared to be in legal jeopardy Tuesday, following oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States over whether the law is constitutional. The case now before the high court represents a

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BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Wednesday announced plans to improve its work style, echoing a call by the newly elected leadership of China's ruling party to reject extravagance and reduce bureaucracy. The SPC's plan

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish' Irans supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the countrys

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One of the most closely-watched U.S. Supreme Court cases in years began Monday as oral arguments got under way in a legal challenge to President Barack Obamas health care law - the signature achievement of his presidency so far. Analysts say the outc

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By Jennifer Glasse London 05 October 2009 A new high court has begun proceedings in Britain, replacing the appeals court in the House of Lords. Its title, The Supreme Court, has led some British lawyers to be concerned that it might eventually take

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