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" Confirmation Wars offers no magic bullet , but it does underscore that Wittes 's name is one you should remember.David J. Garrow , a senior fellow at Homerton College , University of Cambridge , writes frequently about the Supreme Court . Korean deep-sea fishing ships range into the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans ; in the 1990s , South Korea 's fish catch was the seventh largest in the world . Yesterday in Richmond , a House committee approved a bill that would ban taxpayer money going to religious and charitable groups that provide assistance to illegal immigrants.The legislation was sponsored by Jackson Miller , the newly elected Republican delegate from Manassas , who said he was upset that taxpayers ' money was used to fund a day-laborer center in Herndon in 2005.The county government study was able to determine only the specific costs of illegal immigration at the county jail and juvenile detention center and the administrative costs of processing emergency Medicaid applications at hospitals and clinics.Most of the $ 3 million was spent housing illegal immigrants at the jail , according to the study.Gerhart said the county could not determine how much the school system spends on illegal immigrants , because students are not required to provide proof of legal status.Prince William 's study was unusual because it was the first attempt by a local government in the region to determine the price tag of funding local services for illegal immigrants , according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the National Council of La Raza , a leading Hispanic civil rights group . " The Ninth looks so clearly from a defendant 's perspective , and the Fifth looks at it from a prosecutorial perspective , " Berman said.Two of yesterday 's cases , Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman ( 05-11284 ) and Brewer v. Quarterman ( 05-11287 ) , were appeals from the 5th Circuit . The justices went on a relative shopping spree when they returned from their holiday break , on Friday , agreeing to hear seven additional cases before this year 's term ends . " This court has repeatedly held that , under the Sixth Amendment , any fact that exposes a defendant to a greater potential sentence must be found by the jury , not a judge , and established beyond a reasonable doubt , not merely by a preponderance of the evidence , " Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court.The majority was one vote larger than the 5-4 rulings that have been the norm in sentencing cases . " This court has repeatedly held that , under the Sixth Amendment , any fact that exposes a defendant to a greater potential sentence must be found by the jury , not a judge , and established beyond a reasonable doubt , not merely by a preponderance of the evidence , " Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the majority.It was a majority that gives credence to the justices ' often-made complaint about attempts to peg them as either liberal or conservative.The prevailing side in Cunningham v. California consisted of Ginsburg , Clarence Thomas , Antonin Scalia , John Paul Stevens and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. They were asked whether the killing was deliberate and whether the killer constituted a continuing threat to society.Several Supreme Court decisions have said that jurors also need to consider mitigating evidence , such as the IQ of the defendant or an abusive background.In 2004 , the court decided 7 to 2 in the case of LaRoyce Smith , who had murdered a Taco Bell manager in Dallas , that there were broad problems with the Texas law , which has since been changed . A ruling in Philip Morris 's favor would suggest that the court is so concerned about high punitive damages that it would protect even an unpopular corporate defendant .