Word: circuit
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...Gore kept hold of his sense of humor, which had always shown itself best in private. When Leon County circuit judge N. Sanders Sauls not only overturned Gore's request for a manual recount but also repudiated virtually every major argument his lawyers had made, the Vice President telephoned a couple of his top advisers and deadpanned, "You know, I think that went pretty well...
...stores in malls were down nearly 10% from a year ago, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. Sears has moved its after-Christmas sale to the week before, urging shoppers that this is "no time to fool around." Everyone from the Gap and Victoria's Secret to Circuit City, Wal-Mart and Home Depot is feeling the pain. Even online shopping isn't growing as fast as expected. Last week eToys announced its sales were lower than expected and it may run out of money in the spring. "For the consumer," says Richard Berner, chief U.S. economist...
...There was already bad blood between the justices and Judge Sauls, the trial court judge whose decision they were reviewing. In 1998, in a highly unusual move, they summoned then Chief Judge Sauls to discuss charges by courthouse employees and other judges that he was running the Leon County Circuit Court in a dictatorial fashion. Stung by the criticism, Sauls resigned as chief judge. In accepting the resignation, the justices cited "the continuing disruption in the administration of justice" under his stewardship. Sauls was outraged. "He told me that he could not believe that the Supreme Court justices...
...work tougher still, this Florida Supreme Court was besieged by rivals on all sides. Above, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned it once, and some say the Republican majority there might be willing to do it again this week. Below, Judge N. Sanders Sauls of the Leon County Circuit Court, who has been at odds with the Florida Supreme Court for years, had declined to order recounts. In Atlanta, a federal appeals court was considering a Bush lawsuit aiming to throw out all the recounts. And in Tallahassee, the Florida legislature--another old enemy--has been threatening to ignore...
...DINNER WITH FRIENDS Two couples see their friendship go sour when one of them gets a divorce. Donald Margulies' perceptive, well-crafted, very contemporary play won the Pulitzer and is already popping up on the regional circuit...