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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.
Associated Press - November 12, 2008 10:13 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is lifting restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat...
Posted: 3:56 PM- WASHINGTON - Thou shalt - or shalt not - allow Seven Aphorisms to go on display in a public park along with the Ten Commandments.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A divided U.S. Supreme Court refused to bar prosecutors seeking the death penalty from showing jurors a video montage depicting the murder victim's life.
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court refused 6-3 Monday to decide what types of victim-impact evidence may be presented to a jury pondering a death sentence.
This time, they're filing their lawsuit in federal court, claiming the mayor and speaker Christine Quinn acted illegally when they changed the term limits law by legislation, and not a voter referend....
One of the nation's top law interpreters is coming to speak in Lubbock. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be speaking at the annual Sandra Day O'Connor Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. Friday in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Exhibit Hall.
For the past several years, the United Nations Human Rights Council and General Assembly have adopted resolutions recognizing and promoting the concept of "defamation of religions."
MISSOULA - A fund managed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana has donated $50,000 to a law lecture series at the University of Montana.
President-elect Obama will enter office with an immediate opportunity to begin shaping the federal courts by filling four dozen openings on trial and appeals courts.
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is offering reassuring words about the state's community banks and credit unions, saying they are in good shape and able to make car, home and business loans. DiMasi hosted an economic summit in his office Monday with banking and business leaders.
President-elect Barack Obama may have the rare chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving the former law professor an opportunity to make a further lasting mark on American society.
AP File PhotoDoes Barack Obama have a job in mind for Jennifer Granholm? The are shown in June at a campaign appearance at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The election of Barack Obama is complicating calculations for Michigan's 2010 governor's...
Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal.
The election of Barack Obama is complicating calculations for Michigan's 2010 governor's race, as Gov. Jennifer Granholm and former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer make multiple prospective presidential appointment lists.
