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Some say a ruling against the ban on 'honest services fraud' would take away one of the best weapons against public officials who use their positions to gain money, gifts or favors. The nation's most potent law against public corruption is in danger of being scaled back or struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Public colleges and universities must be vigilant and do more to protect academic freedom, particularly in the wake of court decisions limiting the free-expression rights of public employees, says the American Association of University Professors.
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee launched the Federalist Society's annual convention Thursday morning with a call to oppose President Barack Obama's most liberal nominees for the federal bench. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said that the confirmation process this summer of Justice Sonia Sotomayor showed that conservatives have a superior approach to interpreting the law. He ...
Minnesota lawyers protect rights of those on death row By Sam Glover | Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 The death penalty is a flawed institution in need of lawyers to ensure justice is done. Minnesota lawyers and law firms volunteer their time to do that. They face a daunting and exhausting — but important — task.
Former Senate majority leader uses talk show to attack investigation
The more people know about the U.S. Supreme Court, the less they like it, correspondents who cover the judicial body explained to a packed Robertson Hall on Wednesday.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 Ironically on the same day that a shooter went on a rampage at Fort Hood and shot 13 people dead and wounded 29, oral arguments were taking place in two cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging state gun control laws.
During the case — Hertz Corp. v. Melinda Friend — the Supreme Court appeared ready on Nov. 10 to overrule a test for determining a corporation’s principal place of business that effectively locates a majority of national companies in California. A decision on the case is expected by June.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes.
Cherry on the cake? It was famed defender of the First Amendment Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, and fancy-pants Manhattan prep school Dalton's class rag. It all began with a mysterious note from the...
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that asks: For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, where is a company's principal place of business? The answer will be crucial in determining whether a corporation can be sued in federal court or in plaintiff-friendly state courts.
For John Allen Muhammad, the convicted DC sniper, execution is scheduled for Tuesday night. He was tried in Virginia, which is known for hearing appeals rapidly.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised on Tuesday to overrule a test for determining a corporation's principal place of business that effectively locates a majority of national companies in California.
More staff picks of standout books. This week, new nonfiction: Newspaperman Harold Evans traces his rise, while poet Mary Karr details her fall — and redemption. Nina Totenberg reads the Scalia biography. And great detective writers reveal the origins of their famous sleuths.
