High court rejects Calif. sentencing law
Jan 22 2007 8:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court, its new chief justice joining the majority, made clear Monday that juries, not judges, must determine facts that justify harsher prison sentences.
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Court eases restrictions on inmate suits
Jan 22 2007 6:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A unanimous Supreme Court signaled Monday that some courts are going too far in barring lawsuits by inmates complaining about their treatment.
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Supreme Court passes in corruption case
Jan 22 2007 10:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it would not review the public corruption conviction of a Los Angeles-area congresswoman's son, who argued that prosecutors put him on trial in a neighboring county to keep blacks off the jury.
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