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Only a handful of decisions each year define the Supreme Court for the American public , and that might be especially appropriate this year.After decades of decline in its caseload , the court is once again on track to take its fewest number of cases in modern history . The 6-3 decision comes as federal courts in Sacramento , Oakland and San Francisco are considering ordering a reduction in the number of prisoners who are being warehoused in what inmate advocates say are deplorable and unconstitutional conditions.The state prison system is 70 percent over capacity , and Monday 's decision forces California 's government to re-examine its sentencing rules , which are the strictest in the nation . In the South such consumer goods industries as textiles , garments , and footwear have given way to heavy industry , consumer electronics , and information industries . But stay away from poetry - - books of poesy on your shelves may dumb down your child.A research team headed by demographer Jonathan Kelley , of Brown University and the University of Melbourne , analyzed data from a study of scholastic ability in 43 countries , including the United States . In a further easing of tensions , high-level visits by U.S. and North Korean officials were exchanged during 2000 , and the South 's president , Kim Dae Jung , paid a visit to the North .