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Article: High Court bolster state's rights. (US Supreme Court)
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- State Legislatures
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- September 1, 1997
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The Supreme Court seems to be moving away from the position that congressional power is limitless, and is resisting encroachment on state prerogatives.
When the justices of the Supreme Court recessed for the summer and left Washington, President Clinton and the members of Congress were probably delighted to see them go. In a series of bold rulings, the third branch of government had struck down three popular new federal laws that had been championed by Clinton. The justices also had ruled unanimously that the "individual who happens to be the president" has no immunity from standing trial in this year's most famous case of alleged sexual harassment.
But the ...