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Appeals on Commandments displays rejected
Jun 28 2005 9:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite new Supreme Court actions on prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ten Commandments, the long-running legal battle over where religion ends and government begins shows no sign of stopping.
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High court to consider death penalty case
Jun 28 2005 3:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would decide when people should get a fresh chance to prove their innocence, agreeing to hear a Tennessee death row inmate's appeal based on DNA evidence that wasn't available when he was convicted of killing a young mother.
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Groups back restraining orders amid ruling
Jun 28 2005 8:15AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Victims' advocates scrambled to reassure the public that restraining orders are still effective for preventing domestic violence, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police cannot be sued over the way they enforce them.
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No retirement announcements at high court
Jun 28 2005 7:05AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The mystery surrounding Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's future took much of the attention Monday as the Supreme Court finished its business with no retirements. Rehnquist, who is 80 and has cancer, could step down anytime. He chose not to make any comments about his plans while in court, although he appeared weak.
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Supreme Court won't hear CIA leak case
Jun 28 2005 7:03AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday increased the likelihood of jail time for two reporters, refusing to take up a case that pits the news media's promise to protect confidential sources against a grand jury's demand for information.
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