That justice can act on the request alone, or refer it to the full court.

THE debate over whether the justices acted out of partisanship or necessity will continue.

At least in those cases, Dershowitz says, the justices were acting consistently with their own warped judicial philosophies.

The justices have not yet acted on the Yale case petition.

In the early years of the Oregon Supreme Court, the three justices also rode circuit and acted as trial level judges.

His lawyer, Bruce P. McMoran, said the justice broke no rules and acted reasonably.

From 1836, the justices acted under the supervision of resident magistrates.

There was no indication from the court tonight as to when the justices might act.

The justices acted on the basis of the 40-page application for a stay that the Bush lawyers filed late Friday.

Through the remainder of the 1860s and 1870s, justices repeatedly acted in an overtly partisan manner.