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Supreme Court ends term with a bang

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2005-2006 term on Friday with a blockbuster ruling that limits a key weapon in the Bush administration's war on terror.
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High court to hear key school race cases

In a pair of cases that could reignite disputes over race and public education, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide what role affirmative action should play in assigning students to competitive spots in elementary and secondary schools.
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Consensus is Roberts' rule of order

Chief Justice Roberts makes no secret of his desire to foster as much agreement among his benchmates as possible.
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Cases on the Supreme Court docket

The Supreme Court will decide the following key cases in June:
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	March 21

• High court debates whistle-blower suits
• Supreme Court blocks investor fraud suit


	March 1

• High court wades into Texas political shootout


	February 28

• Texas redistricting heads to high court


	February 21

• Justices tackle late-term abortion issue


	February 7

• Notes on O'Connor, Mohammed and falling marble


	February 1

• Justice Alito casts his first vote


	January 31

• Alito sworn in as nation's 110th Supreme Court justice


	January 30

• Anti-Alito filibuster soundly defeated


	January 27

• Kerry appears to lack votes for Alito filibuster


	January 26

• GOP sets up showdown over Alito


	January 24

• Senate panel recommends Alito on party-line vote


	January 23

• Poll: Alito should sit on high court


	January 19

• Judiciary Democrats plan to say 'no' to Alito


	January 18

• Single Democrat defects on Alito vote
• O'Connor: 'Gone Fishing (almost)'
• Justice O'Connor, a 'sensible' jurist


	January 17

• Alito committee vote set for next week


	January 13

• Alito hearings wrap up


	January 12

• Alito completes testimony; split remains


	January 11

• Democrats grill Supreme Court nominee


	January 10

• Greenfield: Real questions for Alito
• On the record: Alito's answers
• Transcript of Alito statement
• Alito: 'Open mind' on abortion rights


	January 9

• Poll: Majority would oppose Alito if he would overturn Roe
• Alito's record, character on display at hearings
• Alito: Only obligation is 'the rule of law'


	January 6

• Alito's record reveals conservative, cautious judge
• Alito's dissenting opinions attract attention


	January 5

• Alito's record, character on display at hearings


	January 4

• Bar association: Supreme Court nominee 'well-qualified'


	December 2

• Specter: Alito said he will respect abortion precedents


	November 30

• High court, new chief justice hear abortion cases


	November 15

• Feinstein: Alito backs away from memo


	November 14

• High court rejects felons' voting appeal
• Alito denied that Constitution protected abortion


	November 10

• Alito: No conflict of interest in Vanguard case


	November 4

• Bush disappointed by Alito hearings schedule


	November 3

• Alito hearings to begin in January


	November 1

• Key GOP senator calls Alito 'solid pick'


	October 31

• Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court


	October 30

• Officials: Bush set to name nominee


	October 28

• Conservatives look past Miers


	October 27

• Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination
• Documents, backlash doomed nomination
• Conservatives look past Miers
• Poll mixed on Miers' withdrawal


	October 18

• Specter, White House at odds over Miers' views
• More controversy over Miers


	October 17

• White House renews push on Miers


	October 13

• White House: Miers won't withdraw


	October 12

• White House defends talk of Miers' religion


	October 10

• Conservatives spar over Miers nomination


	October 9

• Conservatives spar over Miers nomination


	October 5

• Poll: Support for Miers not as high as that for Roberts


	October 4

• Transcript: Bush touts Miers, addresses hurricane recovery
• Quiz hints at Miers' views on gay rights
• Bush: Abortion not discussed with nominee


	October 3

• Supreme Court enters Roberts era
• Cautious reaction to Miers' nomination
• Nominee courts support from senators
• Bush picks White House counsel for Supreme Court


	October 2

• Supreme Court term opening with new chief justice


	October 1

• Supreme Court term packed with meaty cases


	September 30

• Chief Justice Roberts goes to work


	September 29

• Roberts sworn in as chief justice
• Past oaths taken in unusual places
• Court vacancy fights: One down, one more to go


	September 28

• Roberts expected to win nod as chief justice Thursday


	September 26

• Sources: Bush could announce next court pick Friday


	September 15

• Roberts awaits Senate's verdict
• Schumer: 'What kind of justice will John Roberts be?'


	September 14

• Roberts sidesteps questions on pledge, eminent domain


	September 13

• Roberts fields senators' queries for second day


	September 12

• Roberts: 'My job is to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat'


	September 6

• Justices pay last respects to Rehnquist


	September 5

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