BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rules in age discrimination suit
The US Supreme Court handed down a decision Wednesday morning in Smith v. City of Jackson , ruling that workers over the age of 40 need not show proof of discriminatory intent in lawsuits...
Supreme Court hears arguments on rights of foreigners in death penalty cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case examining the rights of foreigners in death penalty cases. In Medellin v. Dretke , a Mexican citizen was convicted of murder in a Texas state court...
Schiavo legislation stalls in House, members called back for vote
US House Republicans failed Sunday afternoon to pass legislation that would prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, prompting a call for lawmakers who had just departed for Easter recess to return to Washington for a later vote that could...
Schiavo v. The Honorable George W. Greer, et al., United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division, Judge James S. Moody, March 18, 2005 [ruling denying petition for temporary injunction and petition for a writ of...
Ruling on prisoners' rights to sue under civil rights laws without habeas [US SC]
Wilkinson v. Dotson, Supreme Court of the United States, March 7, 2005 [holding that prisoners asserting violations of their due process rights under federal civil rights laws are not required to bring a petition of habeas corpus questioning the validity...
The US Supreme Court ruled in three cases Monday. In Shepard v. US , the court in a 5-3 opinion by Justice Souter held that in making sentencing determinations, judges are confined to information...
Padilla v. Hanft, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Charleston Division, Judge Henry F. Floyd, February 28, 2005 [granting motion for a writ of habeas corpus. giving the Bush administration 45 days to either charge the...
A federal judge in South Carolina Monday granted a motion for a writ of habeas corpus for Jose Padilla , giving the Bush administration 45 days to either charge the terror suspect with a crime or...
International brief ~ South African prosecutors seek new trial for 'Dr. Death'
In Tuesday's international brief, state prosecutors for South Africa have appealed to the Constitutional Court for permission to retry Dr. Wouter Basson, a scientist allegedly employed by the apartheid government to create a "smart virus"...
Does v. Bush, et al., Petition for writ of habeas corpus, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, February 11, 2005 . Excerpt:Petitioners...
