Suspended chief justice gets additional time to respond
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has gotten additional time to respond to judicial ethics charges that could result in his ouster.
Category Archives: US Supreme Court
last
From the Texas Tribune: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two Texas death penalty cases next term, both related to crimes that occurred in Houston, the high court revealed Monday.
In Philly, a prosecutor makes a courageous decision regarding juvenile sentencing
Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.
Justices to review claims from Texas death row inmates
The Supreme Court will hear appeals from two African-American death-row inmates in Texas, including one who argued his sentence was based on his race. The justices on Monday said they will review death sentences for inmates Bobby Moore and Duane Buck.
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Two Texas Death Penalty Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two Texas death penalty cases next term, both related to crimes that occurred in Houston, the high court revealed Monday. Death row inmate Duane Buck was condemned for the 1997 shooting death of ex-girlfriend Debra Gardner and her friend Kenneth Butler.
SCOTUS Agrees to Review Death Penalty Cases Involving Questions of Race, Mental Disability
On Monday, the Supreme Court announced its decision to review two death penalty cases in Texas. In the case of Bobby James Moore, at issue is whether someone on death row can prove they are mentally disabled.
The Moral Courage of Muhammad Ali
With those pointed words, Muhammad Ali explained his opposition to the US war in Vietnam and justified his refusal to submit himself to the draft. He declared himself a conscientious objector.
Florida man, 106, says secret to staying young is making people smile
As a young child, he played on military trucks freshly back on U.S. soil after World War I. As a teenager, he says he shared the Yankee Stadium baseball diamond with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. As an adult, he spent a decade as the official printer for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prince joins a list of stars dead from drug overdoses
In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson speaks at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Jackson died in 2009 of "acute propofol intoxication."
Re-sentencing For Man Convicted Of Killing Cab Driver
A Pierre man serving life for killing a cab driver two decades ago when he was a teen is set to be re-sentenced in the wake of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles. Paul Dean Jensen Jr. was 14 at the time of the 1996 killing of cab driver Michael Hare near Fort Pierre.
Supreme court avoids the issue: Little Sisters get a win
In a highly unusual move, the Supreme Court passed off the case of Zubic v. Burwell like a hot potato.
New praying mantis named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at age 83, has a new life accomplishment: namesake of a praying mantis species. Researchers at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Wednesday said they were deeming a new species as the llomantis ginsburgae, named after Ginsburg because of her "relentless fight for gender equality" and out of "appreciation" of her jabots, the neck accessories that she frequently dons.
Feds Dispute Texas Judge’s Attorney Sanctions
The government claims a federal judge overstepped his authority when he ordered Justice Department attorneys to take ethics classes for accusations of misconduct in the legal fight over President Barack Obama's immigration policies. A Texas-led coalition of 26 states sued the federal government in December 2014 to block Obama's executive actions that offered temporary relief from deportation to half of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
‘Failure to Train’ Not a Basis for Suing Medtech Firms
A recent court ruling from California strengthens the hand of medtech manufacturers against plaintiffs who might seek to argue they were injured because companies didn't properly train surgeons. In late April, the California Court of Appeals delivered a blow to plaintiffs who file lawsuits against medical device manufacturers based on an alleged "failure to train" physicians on how to use prescription medical devices.
Supreme Court overturns Arizona man’s death sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona man's death sentence in a 2001 killing in which the victim was robbed and his throat slit. Supreme Court overturns Arizona man's death sentence The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona man's death sentence in a 2001 killing in which the victim was robbed and his throat slit.
Rulings and remarks tell divided story of an 8-member Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is trying hard to reach common ground in the wake of the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. But some justices are trying harder than others.
web1_Meyer.jpg
In the 1960s, Ernesto Miranda was identified in a police lineup by a woman, who accused him of kidnapping and rape. He was arrested and questioned by authorities for two hours until h confessed to the crimes.
Parole hearings begin for juveniles with long prison terms
The state Board of Pardons and Paroles is set to begin new parole hearings for juvenile offenders who were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The hearings stem from state legislation approved last year that brought Connecticut in line with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on long prison sentences for juveniles.
Your SCOTUS Excuse For Supporting Trump Is Weak and Totally Irrelevant
Ever since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senate has been in a holding pattern on allowing confirmation hearings for President Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland . The idea was that the voting public should get the option to chime in via the ballot box and then allow the next president to select the nominee.
Why Is This Hardcore Conservative Not #NeverTrump? Because Hillary Is So Much Worse
I've got a lot of #NeverTrump friends. Heck, I bet most of my friends are #NeverTrump.