Child killer put to death in first Ohio execution in 3 years

This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Ronald Phillips, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron, Ohio. In a brief filed Monday, July 24, 2017, at the U.S. Supreme Court, 15 pharmacology professors argue the impending execution of Phillips should be stopped on grounds that the sedative midazolam is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain.

W.Va. AG Seeks Supreme Court Review of Anti-Gun Rights Ruling

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a five-state coalition in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that unnecessarily burdens an individual's constitutional right to bear arms lawfully. The friend-of-the-court brief, filed Monday, pertains to a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers West Virginia.

Condemned killer arrives at death house ahead of execution

This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Ronald Phillips, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron, Ohio. In a brief filed Monday, July 24, 2017, at the U.S. Supreme Court, 15 pharmacology professors argue the impending execution of Phillips should be stopped on grounds that the sedative midazolam is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain.

Pharmacology profs call drug in Ohio execution ‘unsuitable’

Fifteen pharmacology professors are arguing to stop the impending execution of a condemned Ohio killer on grounds that a sedative being used is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain. In a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, the professors called the record on the sedative midazolam "profoundly troubling" and said it's "unsuitable" as an execution drug.

Watergate, Whitewater and Trump’s drip, drip, drip

Forty-three years ago this summer, the US Supreme Court forced President Richard Nixon to turn over White House tapes related to a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building. The unanimous decision, written by a chief justice appointed by Nixon, represented a judicial climax in the Watergate scandal and heightened the political momentum towards Nixon Here you can find useful examples and description about searching the news archive.

Tip-Pooling Restrictions Slated To Be Rescinded, Labor Department Announces

The U.S. Department of Labor plans to propose a full rescission of the controversial tip-pooling restrictions impacting employers who pay tipped employees the full minimum wage directly sometime in August, according to a regulatory agenda published recently . This news should come as a welcome relief to employers in the hospitality industry, especially those operating in the 9th Circuit which includes the states of California, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, and Alaska where a divisive 2016 appellate court decision has operated the last several years to handcuff a substantial number of businesses.

U.S. abortion support groups put on more public face

A protester and an escort who ensures women can reach the clinic stand outside the EMW WomenOs Surgical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. January 27, 2017. LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Patricia Canon drives poor rural Kentucky women to distant abortion clinics each week, part of a national army of volunteers who are growing bolder even as abortion foes ratchet up opposition to the activists they have branded as "accomplices to murder."

Ginsburg: Justices felt Trump travel ban ‘too restrictive’

In this June 1, 2017, file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Ginsburg says the Trump administration was "too restrictive" in deciding what family relationships qualify as close enough to avoid the ban on travel from six mostly Muslim counties.

Is abortion law constitutional?

In 1973, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe V. Wade established three major aspects of abortion procedures: az A state having a compelling interest can intervene if an abortion will adversely affect the "potentiality" of the life of the fetus . Senate Bill 8, which the Texas Legislature passed and was signed into law last month, requires abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains following an elective abortion.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognizes Sex Offender Registration As Punitive

Yesterday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the state's registration requirements for sex offenders impose punishment in the guise of regulation and therefore cannot be applied retroactively to people who committed their crimes before the rules were established. Five of the six justices who heard the case agreed that retroactive application of Pennsylvania's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on ex post facto laws as well as a similar provision in the state constitution.

Casting change: Natalie Portman is out, Felicity Jones is in for Ruth Bader Ginsburg film

It's been more than two years since the news that Natalie Portman would play everyone's favorite pop culture icon/Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the film "On the Basis of Sex" - and now there's a casting switcheroo. The "Black Swan" star has been replaced with Felicity Jones, who's hot off a lead role in "Star Wars" spinoff "Rogue One."

Scalia Speaks, Forthcoming Book of Scalia Speeches

As I mentioned in late April, at the invitation of the Scalia family, Christopher J. Scalia and I have been reviewing and selecting Justice Scalia's best speeches for publication in a single-volume collection. I am very pleased to pass along that, as announced earlier today on the Corner, Crown Forum has arranged with the Scalia family to publish Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived .

Gorsuch can’t escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting

President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court couldn't escape discussion of the president's travel ban - and even the president - during an appearance Monday at a judicial conference, where a student essay winner compared the ban to Japanese internment and the producer of the musical "Hamilton" said the cast was scared following Trump's election victory. Gorsuch was a late fill-in at the 9th Circuit conference for fellow Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy and took over what was supposed to be Kennedy's role of welcoming new U.S. citizens.