Espindola v. State, Florida 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, January 15, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Eldred v. Ashcroft, Supreme Court of the United States, January 15, 2003 [upholding the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which retroactively extends statutory copyright protection by a further 20 years beyond the original term of the author's life plus...

Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society, American Civil Liberties Union, January 15, 2003 . Read the full text...

Barnhart v. Peabody, Supreme Court of the United States, January 15, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in...

Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of the United States, January 14, 2003 . Read the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Human Rights Watch World Report 2003, Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here. Reported...

Pierce County v. Guillen, Supreme Court of the United States, January 14, 2003 [ruling that federal highway safety law does not require state and local governments to release information collected about dangerous intersections that might be used against them in...

In re J.M., Georgia Supreme Court, January 13, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, January 8, 2003 [ruling that the United States government has properly detained an American citizen captured with Taliban forces in Afghanistan by declaring him an enemy combatant and...

An Empirical Analysis of Maryland's Death Sentencing System with Respect to the Influence of Race and Legal Jurisdiction, University of Maryland, Professor Raymond Paternoster and Professor Robert Brame, January 2003 [documenting effects of race on the handling of Maryland death...