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The possibility that a jury, instructed on alternative theories of guilt, may have found the defendant guilty on an erroneous theory because of a flaw in the instructions does not necessarily require reversal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect. In a brief written...
In a brief written statement, Justice John Paul Stevens said that on procedural grounds, the stay ordered by U.S. District Judge Lonny Suko in Yakima, Wash., was not warranted.
A cigarette maker and a smoker's widow squared off for the third time at the Supreme Court on Wednesday over a $79.5 million punitive damages award, but the real battle was between the justices and their counterparts on Oregon's high court.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices voiced support for letting federal regulators balance costs against benefits in deciding whether to impose new requirements on power plants to protect aquatic wildlife.
WASHINGTON - Like a nicotine addiction that's hard to kick, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an Oregon tobacco case for the third time on Wednesday, with the court once again trying to bring to conclusion a 10-year battle in which...
The Supreme Court took aim at one of its favorite targets Tuesday, criticizing a California-based federal appeals court for its ruling in favor of a criminal defendant.
WASHINGTON -- A cigarette maker and a smoker's widow squared off for the third time at the Supreme Court on today over a $79.5 million punitive damages award, but the real battle was between the justices and their counterparts on...
U.S. Supreme Court justices gave little hint yesterday about how they will rule in a case between Riverkeeper and Indian Point over whether federal regulators can consider costs when determining how best to protect the environment.
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court Tuesday to reconsider its ruling granting a new trial to a San Mateo man convicted of murdering a gas station attendant during a 1992 robbery that netted $150. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San...
Attorney General John Suthers insulted one justice, called another by the wrong name and got in five sentences of his opening argument before being peppered by questions during his appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
In the outer cosmos of the blogosphere, the presidential election isn't over. Barack Obama, now busily forming his administration, isn't just the wrong person to lead the nation, claim Web sites such as America Must Know and Right Side News.
WASHINGTON — A Cape Cod case of alleged sex discrimination could have a wide-reaching effect on tangled federal statutes.
Four Illinois Supreme Court justices have been asked to withdraw from hearing an appeal of a legal-malpractice case against Corboy & Demetrio, one of the nation's top personal-injury firms, because the justices have gotten political contributions from the Chicago firm's attorneys.
A Dorchester man was arraigned in district court Tuesday in connection with Monday's shooting in Codman Square. Patrick Grier and a 16-year-old girl, whose identity is withheld due to her age, were arrested Monday on attempted murder and firearms charges. The victim, identified only as a 19-year-old male, is said to be in critical condition.
