Texas school shooting suspect won’t face death penalty

Accused Santa Fe HS shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, won't face the death penalty if he is convicted of capital murder , and could be paroled when he's 57, thanks to two US Supreme Court rulings. A 2005 decision made it unconstitutional for anyone under 18 at the time of their crime to face execution, and a 2012 ruling outlawed life without parole.

Financial Services Weekly News – May 2018 #3

In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published its Spring 2018 rulemaking agenda; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will seek public comments on whether its 2013 Disparate Impact Regulation is consistent with the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v.

Iowa abortion suit won’t have easy path to US Supreme Court

Constitutional law experts say the nation's strictest abortion law passed recently in Iowa likely will not have an easy path to the U.S. Supreme Court where supporters had hoped it would help end legalized abortion. The Iowa affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit this week challenging the constitutionality of a law set to go in effect on July 1 that would prohibit most abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

End for the A 60m Vodafone chief who had no plan B

Could you save a fortune with new pay-as-you-drive motor insurance? If you use your car only twice a week it could cut A 225 off your annual bill Cruellest and most devious scam yet: Retired shopkeeper Henry, 79, loses A 25,000 after he's tricked into buying Rolex watches to hand to crooks Said no to a smart meter? Prepare for a deluge of junk mail after energy firms are given the green light to pester you Clever trick to boost interest by A 96 a year: Bounce cash from easy-access account into a regular saver and back MARKET REPORT: Bookie William Hill at risk of a foreign takeover after US Supreme Court overturns 26-year ban on sports betting Money Pit Stop: I don't mind risk - and even enjoy a flutter on stakes in race horses - how can I make more from my A 1.24m investments? DAN HYDE: There's no sense in a smart meter rush - as long as they're optional people will keep resisting Why ... (more)

Profits plunge 42% at Sir Philip Green’s fashion empire

Could you save a fortune with new pay-as-you-drive motor insurance? If you use your car only twice a week it could cut A 225 off your annual bill Cruellest and most devious scam yet: Retired shopkeeper Henry, 79, loses A 25,000 after he's tricked into buying Rolex watches to hand to crooks Said no to a smart meter? Prepare for a deluge of junk mail after energy firms are given the green light to pester you Clever trick to boost interest by A 96 a year: Bounce cash from easy-access account into a regular saver and back MARKET REPORT: Bookie William Hill at risk of a foreign takeover after US Supreme Court overturns 26-year ban on sports betting Money Pit Stop: I don't mind risk - and even enjoy a flutter on stakes in race horses - how can I make more from my A 1.24m investments? DAN HYDE: There's no sense in a smart meter rush - as long as they're optional people will keep resisting Why ... (more)

Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling

A man watches a baseball game in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.

RBG Makes for an Engaging Hagiography But Could Have Been More

Sometimes, one's duties as a critic can clash with one's feelings as a citizen. Betsy West and Julie Cohen's mostly engaging documentary RBG , about the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, stands as a film that informs, and sometimes even delights, with its portrait of one of the more remarkable lawyers, judges and feminist icons of our time.

High court gambling ruling could aid sanctuary cities’ fight

In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events. But the Trump administration opposed the outcome reached by the high court at least in part because it could signal trouble in its legal fight against so-called sanctuary states and cities.

Supreme Court orders new trial for accused murderer who disputed his lawyer’s guilty plea

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that criminal defendants can refuse guilty pleas, even if their lawyers believe it's the best way to avoid the death penalty. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the justices granted Louisiana's Robert McCoy a new trial for the killing of three people in 2008, even though the evidence against him appeared so overwhelming that his attorney entered a guilty plea.