DOJ finds prosecutorial misconduct in ex-senator Stevens case
A report released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that two of the prosecutors involved in the 2008 trial of former senator Ted Stevens acted recklessly in their management of...
Ninth Circuit overturns corruption conviction of Alaska lawmaker
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned the corruption conviction of Vic Kohring, a former Republican member of the Alaska State Legislature . Kohring was caught on tape accepting cash from...
Senators question Kagan's views on Solomon Act, Citizens United
The second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began Tuesday with Kagan defending her decision to restrict military recruiter access to Harvard Law School while she was...
Senators offer opposing views on Kagan's experience as confirmation hearings begin
The US Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan , with Democratic and Republican senators offering contrasting interpretations of Kagan's judicial philosophy and lack of experience...
Supreme Court refuses stay of execution in Sotomayor's first vote as associate justice
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the execution of death row inmate Jason Getsy. The Court also declined Getsy's petition for review. This was the first decision for newly...
DOJ asks Ninth Circuit to remand corruption case against Alaska lawmakers
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to remand the case of two convicted Alaska lawmakers to district court and to release the prisoners...
Federal judge overturns ex-senator Stevens conviction, orders prosecutors investigated
A judge from the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted a government motion to set aside the conviction of former senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) on corruption charges....
DOJ moves to set aside verdict against ex-senator Ted Stevens
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in federal court Wednesday seeking to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment on corruption charges against former senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) ....
A jury for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday convicted Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) on seven counts of making false statements relating to an alleged...
A US district court judge ruled Wednesday that US Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) cannot transfer his corruption trial to Alaska from Washington, DC. Rejecting Stevens' argument that he needed to be in Alaska to...
