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" While the finite effect on this local jurisdiction is not completely known . " It 's at the very foundation of it all . We said we were going to move to resolve this in a practical way , and that 's precisely what we're doing . Children were denied entrance to the schools of their choice , at least initially , for no reason other than the color of their skin , they say . " We do not have a theory that reconciles all of these findings , " they admit.The study is the latest to suggest there 's something special about lefties . " Congress has made the judgment that it is far preferable to ensure that fetal demise takes place before any delivery begins , " Stevens noted sardonically . " [ I ] t must give you pause that your analysis is of a term , ' drug-trafficking crime ' or ' illicit trafficking , ' and your theory leads to the conclusion that simple possession equates with drug trafficking , " Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said.Kneedler replied that " a lot of state statutes dealing with drugs do not , are not patterned directly after the federal statute , and there is no reason why Congress would have insisted that they do so in order for this statute to operate sensibly . The White House said the plan would reduce gasoline consumption by up to 8.5 billion gallons a year in 2017 , a 5 percent reduction in the current projected consumption in that year.In a series of fact sheets previewing tonight 's State of the Union address , the White House also said Bush 's energy plan includes " stepping up domestic oil production in environmentally sensitive ways " and doubling the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 1.5 billion barrels by 2027 . " There 's a new chief justice and a new court for the first time in a long time , " said Orin S. Kerr , a George Washington University law professor and former Supreme Court clerk who frequently comments about the court.Roberts is " making himself open and present in the legal world , " Kerr said . Yet we're all held to the same standards , and called to serve the same good purposes : To extend this nation 's prosperity ; to spend the people 's money wisely ; to solve problems , not leave them to future generations ; to guard America against all evil ; and to keep faith with those we have sent forth to defend us . Workers show no embarrassment over a place fancier than many of their homes . " I 'm the PR , " says Yildirim , and the PR goes two ways : At once , he is trying to redeem the name of the police department to Muslims and the reputation of Islam to police officers.Of course , the misunderstandings may also go every which way , even for Yildirim , a funeral director by trade who may or may not have become conversant in cop talk but who also does n't speak the languages of the majority of immigrant Muslims in New York.Arabs and South Asians form the largest immigrant groups among the city 's 600,000 Muslims , according to a Columbia University study - - and Yildirim , born in Germany to Turkish parents and educated at an Islamic high school in Istanbul - - knows only prayers and hellos in Arabic and no Urdu at all.He says that 's no problem - - " For Muslim culture you know everything about them because you believe in the same faith . " Indeed , the Texas cases heard yesterday had all been decided more than 15 years ago , when Texas juries were asked to answer only yes or no to two questions when deciding whether to impose death . " It is our belief a reasonable Supreme Court will reverse most , if not all , of the Roe decisions , and any legislation that brings Virginia in line with that decision we would support , " said Victoria Cobb , president of the Family Foundation , a socially conservative group . " This moves sentencing reform to the front burner in California , " said Gerald Uelmen , executive director of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice . No one really knows what the recommendations are , but the theory is that it might be safer for a relatively inexperienced clerk to recommend denial rather than a grant . " If you had to rank it among criminal problems , like drugs , domestic violence , those kinds of issues , this is n't even close , " he said . " I ca n't say that I have a lot of very close , personal relationships with people , " Skilling told the jury.During eight sometimes captivating days as his own chief witness , Skilling described for the jury his psychological odyssey , which left him " going to pieces , " unable to get out of bed and plagued with alcohol problems as Enron hurtled toward bankruptcy protection in December 2001.At one point , Skilling testified , he was so overcome with emotion and drink that his fiancee could not roust him out of a Fort Lauderdale , Fla ., hotel room to meet friends and attend a boat show . He left the house alone and is ready to log a few more hours on a volunteer mission : striving to rid Herndon of all undocumented workers and to " do our part to help discourage illegal aliens from crossing the Mexican border and creating problems for towns like ours . All lower federal courts to consider the matter have agreed , so the law has not yet been enforced.But Solicitor General Paul D. Clement , defending the law , told the court yesterday that Congress properly found that " partial birth abortions were never medically necessary , and that safe alternatives were always available such that no woman would be prevented from terminating her pregnancy . RICHMOND - - Abortion rights advocates are gearing up to fight more than a dozen bills before the General Assembly this year , including a measure that would outlaw nearly all abortions in Virginia should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.The debate over abortion is a yearly ritual for the Republican-controlled General Assembly , but a pending Supreme Court decision on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and this fall 's legislative races could heighten the discussion this year . " Roberts 's acceptance of jury-trial rights " means a solid majority exists for the future , O'Hear said.The court 's move began with Apprendi v. New Jersey , in which a 5 to 4 majority said that " any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt . " Any solution to the problems of accuracy , reliability , and recountability that have plagued electronic voting in Florida must also ensure that the right of disabled voters as well as language minorities not be negatively impacted , " Simon said in a prepared statement .