US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Dec 3, 5:47 pm ESTThe case involves an ongoing tug of war between the high court and the highest court in Oregon.
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U.S. High Court Reverses Ninth Circuit in Murder Case
Metropolitan News-Enterprise - Wed Dec 3, 1:42 pm ESTThe 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.
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U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay on Stenson execution
Seattle Times - Wed Dec 3, 12:11 pm ESTWASHINGTON, 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.
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US Supreme Court lifts stay on Stenson execution
KATU Portland - Wed Dec 3, 7:56 pm ESTIn 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.
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US Supreme Court lifts Stenson execution stay
The Columbian - Wed Dec 3, 1:24 pm ESTThe 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...
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Smoker's widow seeks $79.5M award at Supreme Court
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:57 pm ESTA 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.
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Justices object to Oregon court's actions in tobacco case
Miami Herald - Wed Dec 3, 5:05 pm ESTTobacco giant Philip Morris USA might be partially freed from a $145 million punitive judgment, from the sounds of some Supreme Court justices Wednesday.
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Top U.S. Court May Back Power Plants, EPA on Clean-Water Rules
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 2:22 pm ESTDec. 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.
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High Court Hears $79.5 Million Philip Morris Punitives Case for Third Time
Law.com - 1 hour, 54 minutes agoA 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. In its latest appeal, Philip Morris contended the Oregon judges were essentially thumbing their noses at the Supreme Court. "We're here today because the ...
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Supreme Court hears Oregon tobacco case - again
The Oregonian - Wed Dec 3, 1:19 pm ESTWASHINGTON -- Like a nicotine addiction that's hard to kick, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an Oregon tobacco case for the third time today, with the court once again trying to bring to conclusion a 10-year battle in which cigarette-maker...
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U.S. Supreme Court chides appeals court in San Mateo murder case
Contra Costa Times - Tue Dec 2, 1:16 pm ESTThe 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.
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High court may revisit punitives standard
Business Insurance - Wed Dec 3, 3:33 pm ESTWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court may use an Oregon case it has already reviewed twice to provide more guidance on when a punitive damage award is so disproportionate to the underlying compensatory award that it violates the Constitution's due process provision, Chief Justice John Roberts indicated Wednesday.
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Northwest smoker's widow seeks $79.5 million at high court
KATU Portland - Wed Dec 3, 7:56 pm ESTA cigarette maker and a smoker's widow squared off at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the third time over a $79.5 million punitive damages award, but the real battle was between the justices and their counterparts on Oregon's high court.
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Lawyer: Georgia's voter photo ID law discriminates
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed Dec 3, 3:17 pm ESTA federal lawsuit challenging Georgia's voter photo ID law should be revived because the law is discriminatory and there is no evidence that justifies its burden, a lawyer argued Wednesday.
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Riverkeeper, Entergy face off on water law
The Journal News - Wed Dec 3, 2:32 am ESTU.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.
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High court sends back 9th Circuit murder case
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 2, 8:33 pm ESTThe 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...
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