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Court overturns Arthur Andersen conviction
May 31 2005 9:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court threw out the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents, ruling unanimously Tuesday that the jury instructions were too broad.
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High court sides with inmates on religion
May 31 2005 6:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court sided with a witch, a Satanist and a racial separatist Tuesday, upholding a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate the religious affiliations of inmates.
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Supreme Court to take up death penalty law
May 31 2005 12:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would consider reinstating a death penalty law that requires juries to sentence a defendant to die _ rather than serve life in prison _ when the evidence for and against imposing death appears equal.
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High court says Cochran protests are OK
May 31 2005 11:22AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted an injunction that kept a disgruntled former client of defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran from picketing outside Cochran's office.
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