Life without Parole for Teens Is Uncivilized
New America Media - 35 minutes agoThe U.S. Supreme Court banned teen executions, but the United States still locks up more juveniles for life without the possibility of parole than all nations combined.
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Supreme Court Denies Execution Stay in D.C. Sniper Case
Law.com - Mon Nov 9, 10:40 pm ETThe planned execution tonight of John Allen Muhammad remains set following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal on Monday to stay the death sentence. Muhammad was convicted in 2003 in state court in Virginia for his role in the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks that killed 10 people. Justices John Paul Stevens, Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed a two-page statement, saying: "This case ...
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Business Method Patents Questioned by U.S. Justices (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 5:45 pm ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled resistance to affording patent protection to abstract business innovations as they debated a case that has drawn an unprecedented level of corporate interest.
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Life sentences for juveniles get scrutiny of U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Tue Nov 10, 7:04 am ETGlenn Paul/The Associated Press Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman when he was 13. He was photographed in 2007 at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. The photo was provided by the Equal Justice Initiative.
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At Supreme Court, no accord over life sentences for juveniles
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:00 am ETA sharply divided US Supreme Court on Monday debated whether to invalidate state laws that permit juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for nonhomicide crimes.
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Gun owners' duty
Berkshire Eagle - Wed Nov 11, 11:38 pm ETWednesday, 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.
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Supreme Court considers life in prison for juveniles
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:49 pm ETU.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Monday to make it unconstitutional for any juvenile who commits a crime other than murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possible release.
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Supreme Court rejects D.C. area sniper's appeal
Washington Post - Tue Nov 10, 12:00 am ETWashington area sniper John Allen Muhammad's scheduled execution will go forward Tuesday unless Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine intervenes, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected the sniper's final legal appeal.
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The almanac
UPI - Wed Nov 11, 3:32 am ETBy United Press International UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
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High Court Justices Greet 'Bilski' Arguments With Doubt, Disdain
Law.com via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 10, 3:03 am ETU.S. Supreme Court justices from across the spectrum voiced skepticism Monday about whether intangible business methods and other innovations untethered to machines deserved patent protection.
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US Supreme Court Denies Sniper's Appeal To Halt Execution
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 9, 1:32 pm ETWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused a last- minute appeal to stop the execution of John Muhammad, the sniper convicted in a case involving the Washington, D.C., area shootings in 2002.
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Corporate Location an Issue in Hertz Suit
Auto Rental News - Wed Nov 11, 1:55 pm ETDuring 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.
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Justices appear divided on Florida's juvenile 'lifers'
Miami Herald - Tue Nov 10, 1:02 am ETFlorida's tough prison sentences for juveniles came under scrutiny at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with justices appearing divided about whether locking up teenagers for life constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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DC sniper execution: why his case moved so quickly
The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Nov 10, 5:33 pm ETFor 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.
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High court refuses to halt sniper execution
The Washington Times - Tue Nov 10, 6:33 am ETThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to stop the execution of D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday night seven years after he and his then-teenage accomplice terrorized the District, Maryland and Virginia. The court's decision exhausts Muhammad's legal options, leaving an unlikely last-minute intervention by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as his ...
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Supreme Court Denies Sniper's Request to Stay Execution
DCist - Mon Nov 9, 3:21 pm ETThe U.S. Supreme Court has denied convicted D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad's request to stay his execution. Barring any unforeseen intervention, the decision means that Muhammad will be put to death by the state of Virginia at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Post notes that Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor all objected to the speed at which the high court made ...
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Cornell University: Supreme Court Decisions
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WONG v. BELMONTES. Decided 11/16/2009
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BOBBY v. VAN HOOK. Decided 11/09/2009
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CORCORAN v. LEVENHAGEN. Decided 10/20/2009
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