And they discuss his influence in the Supreme Court ruling in the case of a slave from Missouri named Dred Scott.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

None of these noblemen, none of these kings, none of these heroes is back home in his own town ruling it.

没有哪一个贵族,国王或是英雄,会甘愿呆在自己的家乡当统治者

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President Obama denounced the ruling in his State of the Union speech to Congress in January.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

Members of his ruling council are campaigning throughout the country, urging voters to take part in the poll and ignore the opposition boycott.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

He is a former anti-apartheid activist who is well connected in the ruling African National Congress, and his lengthy case frequently disturbed the political hierarchy.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

The ruling sets a legal precedent in Australia, where helping someone to take his own life is punishable by lengthy prison terms in some states.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

He served as prime minister during a rocky nine months in 2008, before being forced out of office over allegations that his aids tried to influence a court ruling on a banking sale.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25