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  • Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion for a five-person majority overturning the conviction and overruling Bowers v.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • But Justice Scalia, writing for a five-person majority composed of the most conservative justices then on the Court, upheld the California law and its application to deny Michael all parental rights.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • As a condition of the acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, in late 2007, Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. agreed to the establishment of a five-person Special Committee to oversee the continued editorial integrity of the Journal and its sister organization, Dow Jones Newswires.

    'What About the Journal?' A Report from the Special Committee 2011

  • Alan Wiggins is strong-voiced and calm, though not particularly charismatic, as Joseph; it's not a good sign that one of the most colorful turns comes not from the cast but from music director Christopher Youstra, briefly leaving his five-person orchestra upstage to play accordion with amusing haughtiness during "Those Canaan Days."

    Nelson Pressley reviews Olney's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' 2011

  • On the upstairs floor is the five-person office of UN-Habitat, the primary agency tasked with the question of permanent housing.

    Haiti Housing Prices Rival New York, LA AP 2010

  • Among the passengers was a five-person TV crew from national television station TVN, including popular television host Felipe Camiroaga .

    No Survivors After Chile Plane Crash Anthony Esposito 2011

  • Wednesday's meeting is the first formal one between all members of the five-person county commission as well as the entire Jefferson County legislative delegation, though less formal talks have been happening.

    Bankruptcy Threatens County Kelly Nolan 2011

  • When these companies move in, they're a five-person team.

    Rolling the Dice On 'Co-Working' Laura Kusisto 2011

  • The SEC's enforcement staff is expected to recommend to the five-person commission leading the agency that it vote to appeal last month's rejection by U.S. District Judge Jed S.

    SEC Cops Want to Fight U.S. Judge Jean Eaglesham 2011

  • And perhaps tellingly, the city has opened its schools to Mr. Rebell and his five-person research team.

    School Spending Under Microscope Lisa Fleisher 2011

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