A glance at potential Obama nominees to high courtAmong the people President Barack Obama is likely to consider to replace Justice David Souter: Media reports: Justice David Souter retiring from Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — News media reports say Justice David Souter plans to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court’s term in June. Ky. secretary of state forms committee to look at run for GOP Jim Bunning’s US Senate seatWASHINGTON — A rising star in the Kentucky GOP is making plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year while incumbent Sen. Jim Bunning says he has no intention of retiring. Judge refuses to shut down slum Calif. migrant camp despite owner’s inability to make repairsRIVERSIDE, Calif. — A migrant encampment on tribal land with squalid living conditions was ordered to stay open by a federal judge Thursday even though its owner said he wouldn’t be able to pay for repairs. Former General Re senior vice president faces sentencing in accounting fraud scandalHARTFORD, Conn. — A former executive of Connecticut-based General Re Corp. will serve a year and a day in prison for his role in an accounting scandal that authorities say cost shareholders of American International Group Inc. more than $500 million. Beverly Hills investment manager has assets frozen in $38 million hedge fund fraud caseLOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Wednesday froze the assets of a Beverly Hills hedge fund manager accused by the Securities Exchange Commission of duping investors out of $38 million by misleading them about his funds’ performance, the commission said in a statement. Senate Judiciary chairman invites federal judge to testify on torture memos he approvedWASHINGTON — U.S. Circuit Judge Jay Bybee was asked Wednesday to provide Senate testimony on the memos he approved while at the Justice Department authorizing harsh interrogation methods for detainees. Supreme Court makes it harder for defendants to block testimony of jailhouse informantsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has made it harder for defendants to keep their comments to jailhouse informants from being used against them at trial. Party switcher Specter: Cancer survivor and political survivor known for independent streakWASHINGTON — For decades, Arlen Specter was the kind of Republican who would rather fight than switch. Appeals court revives suit alleging Boeing subsidiary’s illegal involvement in CIA renditionsSAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a Boeing Co. subsidiary can be sued for allegedly flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons around the world to be tortured as part of the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” program. Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against all Grace executivesMISSOULA, Mont. — A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss environmental crime charges against four former executives of W.R. Grace & Co. Supreme Court says Tenn. death row inmate gets new hearing because of concealed evidenceWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted a new hearing in federal court for a Tennessee death row inmate who was deprived of key evidence at his trial. Supreme Court gives tentative OK to regulation of use of even a single curse word on TVWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is giving tentative approval to government regulation of the use of even a single curse word on live television. Co-founder of Morgan-McClure Motorsports gets prison term for tax fraud, obstructionABINGDON, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has handed an 18-month prison sentence to a co-founder of Morgan-McClure Motorsports who the government said accepted bags of cash to avoid taxes. Supreme Court to hear arguments over states’ right to investigate banksWASHINGTON — States are arguing that they should be able to investigate banks for racial discrimination in lending, despite claims from the federal government that such financial oversight is its exclusive domain. Judge says govt presented a ‘discombobulated’ case in Grace trialMISSOULA, Mont. — The federal judge considering motions to dismiss charges in the W.R. Grace asbestos case told prosecutors Monday that they “presented discombobulated allegations” and didn’t understand the evidence. Former Orange County, Calif., sheriff sentenced to 5½ years in prison for witness tamperingSANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge sentenced a former Southern California sheriff on Monday to 5½ years in prison for witness tampering and gave him a tongue lashing for boasting that he had been acquitted of most charges. Judge orders Dennis Rodman to pay $225K to Vegas casino employee who accused him of assaultLAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee $225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006. Texas case to be heard by justices Wednesday tests election provision of voting rights lawAUSTIN, Texas — The community of Canyon Creek was ranchland rich with limestone and cedar trees when Jim Crow held sway in the South. The first house wasn’t built until the late 1980s and not even a hint of discrimination attaches to this little slice in suburbia. Judge wants prosecutor under investigation for Stevens case off corruption trialWASHINGTON — A federal judge wants to keep a prosecutor already under investigation for his role in the Ted Stevens case out of a separate congressional corruption trial. White House says no point in appealing ACLU suit forcing release of prisoner photographsWASHINGTON — The White House says it was clear an appeal of a court ruling ordering the administration to release photographs of prisoners abused by U.S. military or civilian personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan would not succeed. Now playing: Hollywood vs. RealNetworks in showdown over legality of software that “rips” DVDsSAN FRANCISCO — Hollywood calls it “rent, rip and return” and contends it’s one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry’s annual $20 billion DVD market — software that allows you to copy a film without paying for it. Obama administration asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling favorable to criminal defendantsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 23 year-old decision that stopped police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer is present, the latest stance that has disappointed civil rights and civil liberties groups. FDA to allow 17-year-olds to get ‘morning-after’ birth control over the counterWASHINGTON — Women’s groups cheered the government’s decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the “morning-after” emergency contraceptive without a doctor’s prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens. Judge adopts Obama administration standard for holding terrorism suspects at Guantanamo BayWASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday adopted the Obama administration’s standard for continuing to hold terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay and signaled he will move quickly to decide whether prisoners can continue to be held under the new rule. Supreme Court considers white firefighters’ claim of job discrimination in way city promotesWASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court took up its first examination of race in the Obama era Wednesday, wrestling with claims of job discrimination by white firefighters in a case that could force changes in employment practices nationwide. Official: FDA reversal: 17-year-olds can get ‘morning-after’ birth control over counterWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration, reversing field, will now let 17-year-olds get the ‘morning-after’ birth control pill without a doctor’s prescription, a government health official said Wednesday. Supreme Court appears divided on claims of reverse discrimination in firefighters’ lawsuitWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city’s decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants. Supreme Court weighs claims of reverse discrimination in firefighters’ lawsuitWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is weighing whether a Connecticut city’s decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants. Residency cases ordered reopened in lawsuit over spouses who died during immigration processLOS ANGELES — A federal judge tentatively ordered the Department of Homeland Security to reopen the cases of 22 people who were denied green cards because their American spouses died during the application process. |
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