Posts about Supreme Court
And...: Gaitherburg's election board may be defying the Supreme Court. (Gaithersburg Patch) ... Get a rare tour of the abandoned, underground McMillan Sand Filtration Site tomorrow. (PoP) ... Do you have what it takes to play Robert Moses on HBO? (Atlantic) (Comment)
And...: Vehicles belonging to some members of Congress owe $15,000 in outstanding DC traffic fines (WUSA) ... Justice Antonin Scalia got a ticket for rear-ending a car on the GW Parkway (Post) ... Amtrak will begin tweeting delays of more than 60 minutes on the Northeast Corridor (Baltimore Sun) ... Strict zoning laws prohibit food trucks from operating in Alexandria. (Examiner) (Comment)
Strong dissent: At least a few members of Congress have their heads screwed on right about security: over 30 members, led by Anna Eshoo (D-CA) are supporting a resolution to ask the Supreme Court to keep its iconic marble steps open to the public. (Post, David) (Comment)
War on grand staircases: The latest victim of "security theater" is visitors' experience entering the Supreme Court; the grand front entrance will be closed and visitors forced to enter in a side entrance. People can still exit in the front. Justices Breyer and Ginsburg wrote a "dissent" over the plan. (LA Times, Scotusblog) ... Update: The Post's Philip Kennicott eloquently criticized the decision. (Eric F.) (Comment)
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Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Amid scandal, don't lose sight of Gray's policy achievements
- Montgomery plans 160-mile, "gold standard" BRT system
- VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
- DC's parks are 5th best in the nation, says "Park Score"
- Bethesda gets new but terrible bike racks
- DC's divide need not be black and white
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