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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US Supreme Court lifts stay on Stenson execution
KOMO Seattle - Wed Dec 3, 2:26 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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Smoker's widow seeks $79.5M award at Supreme Court
INO News - Wed Dec 3, 2:22 pm EST(AP:WASHINGTON) 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.
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Philip Morris Suit at Supreme Court (1:05pm)
CBS 6 Richmond - Wed Dec 3, 1:22 pm ESTWASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
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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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Anti-Obama bloggers challenge birthplace
The Kansas City Star - Wed Dec 3, 12:38 am ESTIn 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.
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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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Top U.S. Court May Back Power Plants, EPA on Clean-Water Rules
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 2:14 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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U.S. Supreme Court chides appeals court in San Mateo murder case
San Mateo County Times - Tue Dec 2, 1:27 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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A Changing Climate on Global Warming: What the Election Means
Gotham Gazette - Mon Dec 1, 12:09 am ESTWith the election of Barack Obama for president, environmentalists are poised for action on global warming at the federal level for the first time in years. There are good reasons for environmentalists to be optimistic, despite the recent economic news. And, there is a New York angle to all of this.
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US Supreme Court lifts Stenson execution stay
Seattle Times - Wed Nov 26, 11:26 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.
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Retired U.S. Court Executive Files Kozinski Complaint (Update2)
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 25, 5:51 pm ESTNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A retired federal court executive alleged Alex Kozinski , chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, broke into a judicial computer security system to restore access to pornographic Web sites, according to a filed complaint.
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Retired U.S. Court Executive Files Kozinski Complaint (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 25, 5:37 pm ESTNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A retired federal court executive alleged Alex Kozinski , chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, broke into a judicial computer security system to restore access to pornographic Web sites, according to a filed complaint.
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Prez passes on Obama's eligibility
WorldNetDaily - Mon Nov 24, 10:36 pm ESTConcerns over President-elect Barack Obama's birthplace are heating up, with a hearing scheduled in a few days before the U.S. Supreme Court on a case that alleges he wasn't born in the U.S. and isn't eligible to hold office, but the current occupant of the White House isn't concerned.
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Proofin' the prez: Who's in charge?
WorldNet Daily - Mon Nov 24, 9:58 pm ESTA one-time vice presidential candidate who is considered an expert on the U.S. Constitution says it is up the electors from the 50 states to make certain President-elect Barack Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen before they cast votes for him in the Electoral College Dec. 15.
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Convicted killer executed Thursday night for stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend
Dallas Morning News - Fri Nov 21, 3:50 am ESTHUNTSVILLE, Texas – Convicted killer Robert Jean Hudson was executed Thursday night for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend after he beat down the door and barged into her Dallas-area apartment nearly a decade ago.
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CHRONES, WARDEN v. PULIDO, MICHAEL R.. Decided 12/02/2008
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WINTER, SEC. OF NAVY, ET AL. v. NATURAL RESOURCES, ET AL.. Decided 11/12/2008
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