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Recent Supreme Court rulings will continue the debate about the policy direction the Court will take in difficult and divisive issues, according to two University of North Texas political scientists Kimi Lynn King and Paul M. Collins, who research judicial decision making.
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The Supreme Court's ruling that foreigners being held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, retain the same rights as U.S. residents to seek writs of habeas corpus illustrates the "ideological cleavage" of the Court in cases involving broad issues of public policy, according to Paul M. Collins, UNT assistant professor of political science.
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With the Democratic presidential nomination clinched, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is now in the process to chose a runing mate. Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha says filling a need for party unity versus filling a need for foreign policy experience may end up being the largest factor in the decision-making process.
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