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Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:02:19 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.

Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.

High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers.

Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.

Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:02:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company.

Retired US Supreme Court justice features in forum

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:04:36 -0400

BOSTON - The JFK Museum and Library is hosting a forum that will feature retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

Court: Law applying crack sentences retroactive

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:44 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - People convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under a 2010 law that lessened penalties for possession and dealing, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Conn. court: Lawyers can't be sued for fraud

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:23 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player's case that Connecticut lawyers can't be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine.

US chief justice commemorates Jackson Center in NY

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:44:16 -0400

JAMESTOWN, New York - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may need a bigger suitcase for his return to Washington following a visit to his native western New York for the 10th anniversary of a center dedicated to the late Justice Robert H. Jackson.

Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:58:02 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote.

NH court hears petition of teen convicted killers

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:09:08 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Robert Dingman was in a courtroom Tuesday for the first time since he was given a mandatory life sentence in 1997 for killing his parents a year earlier at age 17.

Calif. to ask US high court to reject inmate order

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:35:08 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Gov. Jerry Brown's administration filed notice Monday that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to again weigh in on the long-running prison population case.

High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:50:22 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation.

4 NH convicts seek resentencing for juvenile crime

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:56:03 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - One plotted the death of two Dartmouth professors. Another opted to kill his parents rather than abide by curfews and other household rules.

Justices more diverse than lawyers before court

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:22:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes.

Ginsburg: Roe gave abortion opponents a target

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:26 -0400

CHICAGO - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she supports a woman's right to choose to have an abortion, but feels her predecessors' landmark Roe v. Wade ruling 40 years ago was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target.

Omaha man serving life for fatal shooting appeals

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:59:29 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - The Nebraska Supreme Court is set to hear arguments later this month in the appeal of an Omaha man who argues he was too young to receive the equivalent of life in prison without parole.

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:47:26 -0400

HOUSTON - A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.

Enron's Skilling could see 10-year sentence cut

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:10:48 -0400

HOUSTON - Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Calif. objects to moving inmates because of fungus

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:13:31 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - It is premature to move more than 3,000 inmates out of two state prisons until more is known about an airborne fungus that is being blamed for nearly three-dozen inmate deaths and hundreds of hospitalizations, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration said in a court filing Monday night.

Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:10:09 -0400

NEW YORK - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx."

Sotomayor cites Boston on perils of profiling

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:55:13 -0400

DENVER - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Thursday the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings shows how difficult and sensitive the issue of racial profiling can be.

DC nightclub owner pleads guilty in GPS case

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - A former Washington nightclub owner charged with operating a cocaine distribution ring who got a new trial following a Supreme Court verdict pleaded guilty Wednesday and will spend 15 years in prison.

US Supreme Court agrees to hear Ames man's appeal

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:26:16 -0400

AMES, Iowa - The drug death case involving an Ames man will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.