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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With 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.
(By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press Writer) Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University. The 76-year-old senator walked onstage to a standing ovation and leaned lightly on a cane. He made no mention of his battle with cancer but ...
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John Paul Stevens, 88, is the U.S. Supreme Court's oldest and longest-serving justice. He's still as sharp as ever, according to court watchers, who see no signs of Stevens stepping down soon.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Alex Kozinski , chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, was accused in a complaint by a retired court executive of breaking into a judicial computer security system in 2001 to restore access to pornographic Web sites.
This week, newscasters reported that al Qaeda’s #2 terrorist disparaged the election of Barack Obama, and hurled racial slurs at Obama himself. “The report has not been confirmed by the State Department,” they all said, but they reported it anyway.
Nov. 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.
Concerns 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.
A 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.
Supreme Court scholar Lane Sunderland, a political science professor at Knox College, praises federal appeals court judge John Roberts as a "wise choice by President Bush and an extraordinarily meritorious nominee" for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Law professor Daniel Farber will give a Constitution Day lecture, "Lincoln's Constitutional Legacy: How Lincoln Finished the Work of the Founding Fathers and Laid the Foundations for Modern America," at 4 p.m., Thursday, September 18, in Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois.
