US Supreme Court turns down Ohio priest's conviction appeal in Easter weekend slaying of nunOctober 6th, 2009 Supreme Court nixes priest's appeal in nun killingTOLEDO, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an appeal filed by a Roman Catholic priest convicted of murdering a nun in Ohio.
Arizona Supreme Court rejects religious defense claim in pot possession caseSeptember 8th, 2009 Ariz. court rejects religious defense for pot usePHOENIX — A man isn't entitled to use Arizona's religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The unanimous ruling rejected Danny Ray Hardesty's argument that he was entitled to use the same defense allowed for peyote use in Native American sacramental rites.
Ore. high court upholds firing of car salesman who complained about unethical sales practicesAugust 20th, 2009 Ore. court rejects car salesman in ethics appealPORTLAND, Ore. — Keeping car salesmen honest may not be the way to keep your job in Oregon.
Pa. man convicted of groping woman in Minnie Mouse costume at Disney WorldAugust 11th, 2009 Man convicted of groping Minnie Mouse at DisneyORLANDO, Fla. — A 60-year-old man has been convicted of groping a woman in a Minnie Mouse costume at Walt Disney World.
Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits sent back to jail after she's found in hotel with bunniesJuly 3rd, 2009 Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jailPORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.
Supreme Court to rule in discrimination case, say goodbye to Souter in term wrap-upJune 29th, 2009 Supreme Court bidding goodbye to SouterWASHINGTON — It's Justice David Souter's last day on the Supreme Court and he'll be ruling on a case familiar to the woman nominated to replace him. It's a reverse discrimination case filed by white firefighters in New Haven, Conn.
Attorney general calls for review of gap in sentencing laws for crack and powder cocaineJune 25th, 2009 Attorney general wants review of cocaine sentencesWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder sought support Wednesday for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits black defendants the hardest. The effort to change federal sentencing laws for cocaine has broad support but may still unravel amid disagreements about how equal the sentences should be, and whether the whole sentencing system needs to be changed.
Court papers: Oregon woman whose fetus was cut out died after violent struggle with attackerJune 23rd, 2009 Slain Oregon pregnant woman fought with killerPORTLAND, Ore. — Court documents in Oregon say a woman whose unborn son was cut from her body died following a violent struggle.
Supreme Court says immigrant convicted of fraud can be deported, further definining rulesJune 15th, 2009 Court goes further spelling out deportation rulesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says immigration officials do not have to have a jury determine the financial impact of an immigrant's crime in their deportation decisions. The court, in an unanimous decision Monday, turned away Manoj Nijhawan's appeal.
Laura Bush glad Obama picked woman for Supreme Court, says Sotomayor 'sounds like a winner'June 8th, 2009 Laura Bush glad Obama picked woman for high courtWASHINGTON — Former first lady Laura Bush says she's pleased that President Barack Obama nominated a woman for the Supreme Court. "I think she sounds like a very interesting and good nominee," Bush said of Sonia Sotomayor, the federal appeals judge Obama picked.
Supreme Court won't review prison sentence for radical environmentalistJune 8th, 2009 Court won't review environmentalist sentencingWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not consider making changes to the sentence of a radical environmentalist linked to multiple arsons across the West. Kendall Tankersley was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, after pleading guilty to arson and attempted arson at U.S.
US Supreme Court denies appeals of Ohio man who burned woman alive, inmate awaits executionJune 3rd, 2009 Supreme Court denies OH death row inmate's appealsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeals by an Ohio inmate scheduled to be executed Wednesday for locking a woman in a car trunk and burning her alive.
Oregon woman accused of reckless driving allegedly kicks troopers in the faceMay 29th, 2009 Accused reckless driver allegedly kicks troopersPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police arrested a 27-year-old woman accused of driving recklessly and kicking a state trooper in the face.
German court rejects Demjanjuk appeal over deportationMay 11th, 2009 Berlin court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an appeal by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk aimed at preventing his deportation to Germany. An administrative court says Monday that it rejected Demjanjuk's argument that Germany should be compelled to withdraw its agreement to take him in.
German court rejects appeal from suspected Nazi death camp guard John DemjanjukMay 6th, 2009 German court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. Berlin administrative court spokesman Stephan Groscurth says the court ruled Wednesday there was no case for Demjanjuk to make in Germany.
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