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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
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
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.
A look at three recent decisions on gun rights, prisoners at Guantanamo and a case that was notable not just for its subject. Transcript of radio broadcast: 27 July 2008 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.
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
The Supreme Court of the United States ended its term this month with a striking, almost dramatic finish. In recent days, the court announced major decisions that relate to immigration, labor unions and a womans right to end her pregnancy. It also ru
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
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
A high-ranking Republican senator says President Barack Obama's nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court should apologize for a comment made years ago about the roles of race and gender in judicial opinions. Meanwhile, Democratic senators are downpla
Pakistan's Supreme Court has granted bail to the hard-line cleric who led Islamabad's Red Mosque - a former hub for the country's militant groups. The military's deadly assault on gunmen barricaded inside Abdul Aziz's mosque in 2007 sparked a surge
By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 June 2007 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has halted evictions of ethnic Tamils from the country's capital - after police suddenly deported members of the minority group to the island's war-torn north and east. VOA's Steve Herm
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: At most Supreme Court confirmation hearings, you hear a lot about divisive social issues - abortion, affirmative action, same-sex marriage. And the hearings next week on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be no exception. Bu
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
THIS IS AMERICA - Next Face of Supreme Court? Americans Wait to See By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, July 18, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith L
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
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 September 2007 Israel's construction of a controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank has suffered a legal setback in the nation's highest court. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israe
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
China's Supreme Court opens doors to Internet users
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
Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, and Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, have delivered their work reports to the National People's Congress. They spoke of continuing high pressure against corruption