US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) was indicted Monday on 16 counts, including charges of bribery, racketeering, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. Jefferson allegedly solicited bribes from numerous companies both in...
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A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled unanimously Monday that Michigan's ban on what opponents of the procedure call "partial-birth" abortion is unconstitutional because it "fails to...
The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas sentenced Enron Broadband Services former COO Kevin Hannon to two years in prison Monday. Hannon, who was charged along with four other former Enron executives and...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled unanimously Monday that Missouri's lethal injection procedures do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment , making it possible for lethal injections...
US v. William J. Jefferson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, June 4, 2007 . Read the...
Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. et al. v. Michael A. Cox, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, June 4, 2007 [holding that Michigan's ban on "partial-birth" abortion is unconstitutional because it...
Michael Anthony Taylor v. Larry Crawford, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections; James D. Purkett, Superintendent, Eastern Reception Diagnostic & Correctional Center, US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, June 4, 2007 [holding that Missouri's lethal injection procedures do not...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York on Monday vacated a determination by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Fox Television broadcasts violated the FCC's indecency and...
Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communication Commission, United States of America, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 4, 2007 [vacating a FCC order against Fox Television and holding that the FCC's "fleeting expletives" standard...
The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in a case where the Court must decide whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx was filed properly. In FedEx v. Holowecki...
