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Supreme Court to tackle tough issues in its new term

Broadcast: Midday, 10/01/2007, 11:00 a.m.

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Chief Justice John Roberts leads a closely divided court as one-third of its decisions last term came on a narrow 5-4 margin. Midday discusses the U.S. Supreme Court on the first day of its 2007-08 term, and some of the more notable cases it will hear.

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  • Suzanna Sherry: Law professor at Vanderbilt University. She was a clerk for the Honorable John C. Godbold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Alabama.

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