Supreme Court News
Court considers case on judicial ethics
WASHINGTON - Friday, 10 October 2008 11:21:46
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
Supreme Court justices regularly confront cases involving companies they own shares in or that employ a family member. The decision is easy _ the justices have a conflict of interest that forces them to play no role in the case.
Court wrestles with case on Navy sonar, whales
WASHINGTON - Wednesday, 08 October 2008 14:21:35
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales.
Court sympathetic to worker's retaliation claims
WASHINGTON - Wednesday, 08 October 2008 12:07:52
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
Supreme Court justices indicated Wednesday they would side with a longtime government worker who claims she was fired in retaliation after she cooperated with a sexual harassment investigation.
Court hears case Wednesday on Navy sonar, whales
WASHINGTON - Wednesday, 08 October 2008 00:09:06
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court is weighing whether presidential power in wartime can override environmental concerns in a case that pits the Navy's submarine-hunting training against protection for whales.
High court dispute over who gets retirement money
WASHINGTON - Tuesday, 07 October 2008 14:37:42
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
If William Kennedy had updated all his financial paperwork in accordance with his divorce decree, chances are his daughter would not have been at the Supreme Court on Tuesday fighting for the $402,000 she thinks should be hers.
Court allows 'choose life' license plate in Ariz.
PHOENIX - Monday, 06 October 2008 18:33:05
By PAUL DAVENPORT - Associated Press Writer
An anti-abortion group has won a long legal fight to force Arizona to issue "choose life" license plates, and the proposed new plates could be available to the group's members within several months.
Top court rejects Abu-Jamal appeal for new trial
WASHINGTON - Monday, 06 October 2008 14:43:31
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal for a new trial for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 killing of a Philadelphia police officer.
High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit
WASHINGTON - Monday, 06 October 2008 13:47:07
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court picked up Monday where it left off last term, signaling support for efforts to block lawsuits against tobacco companies over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.
Summary of actions Monday by the Supreme Court
By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear cases in which:
Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday
WASHINGTON - Monday, 06 October 2008 09:11:27
By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.
Supreme Court rejects jury Bible case
WASHINGTON - Monday, 06 October 2008 08:53:59
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty.
Non-unanimous jury verdict stands
WASHINGTON - Monday, 06 October 2008 07:49:31
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by a convicted murderer to require that jury verdicts be unanimous in all criminal cases.