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Before that they had accepted only 60 petitions , as opposed to 80 at this point last year . Supreme Court clerks are routinely given a signing bonus equivalent to a justice 's annual salary when they join one of Washington 's top law firms after a year at the court , and Roberts pointed out that beginning lawyers often make as much as the experienced federal judges before whom they practice.Some law professors and other legal activists have said the threat to the judiciary by stagnant salaries is overblown , and that those who want to be judges are n't drawn by compensation.But Roberts and others - - Justice Antonin Scalia has also recently called for increases - - say it is affecting the type of lawyer who wants to be a judge . " However , Democrats showed no signs today of softening their opposition to Bush 's plan , which has also run into strong skepticism from a number of Republican lawmakers . The conservative push on social issues is just what Democrats and liberals , concerned about the future of Roe v. Wade , the 1973 case that recognized a right to abortion , warned against during confirmation hearings for the two Bush appointees now on the court - - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.In response , Roberts and Alito pledged to take due account of stare decisis , the rule that says the court should avoid overruling past decisions.So this term will be closely watched not only for the results the court reaches , but for how it reaches them . They set up at Yedo ( later Tokyo ) a centralized , efficient , but repressive system of feudal government ( see Tokugawa ) . " The court is perfectly capable of drawing a sensible and reasonable line between grass-roots lobbying and influencing an election , " Bopp said.The justices moved quickly to take the case , which they will hear in April , in time for a ruling by the end of the court 's summer term . our schools and other public programs have been greatly undermined , " Covington said.Prince William is facing a revenue shortfall of $ 18 million this year and has determined that it must cut about $ 22 million from next year 's budget , a process that is just beginning . Nevertheless , in the midst of incessant wars there was a brisk development of manufacturing and trade , typified by the rise of Sakai ( later Osaka ) as a free city not subject to feudal control . But , he cautioned : " It is just the beginning . Japan has also become a global leader in financial services , with some of the world 's largest banks , but for many years after the collapse of the stock and real estate markets in the early 1990s many of Japan 's banks were burdened with high numbers of nonperforming loans .