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Appeals court says disbarred NY lawyer convicted in terrorism case should go to prison now

NY ex-lawyer ordered to prison in terror case

NY ex-lawyer convicted in terrorism case vows to keep fighting as she is ordered to prison

NY ex-lawyer vows to keep fighting terror case

Md. city erects Dred Scott decision plaque to quell rancor over Supreme Court justice’s statue

Md. city aims for balance with Dred Scott plaque

Moussaoui trial, the first in US over 9/11, surprised everyone, confounded predictions

First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises

Honduran security forces break up pro-Zelaya demonstrations at embassy sheltering him

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Baton-wielding soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands who demonstrated outside the Brazilian Embassy on Tuesday, leaving deposed President Manuel Zelaya and 70 friends and relatives trapped inside without water, electricity or phones.

Federal judge in NY says complexity of fraud in Madoff case will delay restitution order

NEW YORK — Financier Bernard Madoff will not be ordered to pay restitution at his sentencing next week, a judge said Wednesday, citing the complexity of the multibillion-dollar fraud.

AP NewsBreak: Ark. prison inmate left in feces nearly dies; guards allegedly got lap dances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prisoner nearly died after guards left him lying naked in his own feces, and while investigating the incident corrections officials found that guards received lap dances while on the job, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Judge orders Guantanamo detainee freed, saying US case doesn’t hold up

WASHINGTON — The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.

Supreme Court upholds permit to dump waste from Alaska gold mine into lake

WASHINGTON — A mining company was given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court on Monday to dump waste from an Alaskan gold mine into a nearby 23-acre lake, although the material will kill all of the lake’s fish.

Supreme Court to consider restricting whistleblower lawsuits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider restricting certain whistleblower lawsuits claiming that local governments misused federal money.

Supreme Court will rule on federal law allowing indefinite confinement of sex offenders

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they complete their prison terms.

Billionaire R. Allen Stanford indicted, jailed in alleged $7 billion fraud

WASHINGTON — Brash Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been jailed on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery.

Mayfield will try to get NASCAR suspension lifted in July 1 hearing before federal judge

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeremy Mayfield’s next chance to have his indefinite drug suspension lifted will be at a July 1 hearing in federal court.

Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford to appear in court Friday after surrendering to FBI in Va.

DALLAS — Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, chairman of the troubled Stanford Financial Group, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday on fraud charges after surrendering to FBI agents in Virginia the day before, officials said.

Summary of actions by the Supreme Court on Thursday

The Supreme Court on Thursday:

Supreme Court rules in favor of former Enron executive

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a former Enron Corp. executive in a ruling that makes it unlikely he can be tried a second time on charges related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant.

Supreme Court says convicts have no right under Constitution to test DNA years after crime

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime.

AP Interview: Cuban parliament head says high court decision won’t hurt US-Cuba negotiations

HAVANA — The head of Cuba’s parliament says the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to consider an appeal by five convicted Cuban spies is “a great insult,” but it won’t jeopardize upcoming negotiations with Washington.

Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor follows long tradition of saying little on key issues, cases

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and senators who will vote on her confirmation are engaged in a careful conversation about where she stands on hot-button issues like abortion and gun rights. You probably won’t hear any of it, though, since the exchange is taking place in code.

House to vote on impeachment charges against federal judge who lied in sex assault case

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House has scheduled a vote for Thursday morning on the impeachment of a Texas federal judge in prison for lying about sexual assaults of two women.

Presiding judge says she’s troubled by similarities between ‘Catcher in the Rye’ and new book

NEW YORK — A federal judge said Wednesday she found substantial similarities between J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” and a new book by a Swedish author and questioned whether it should be published in the United States.

Report: Former Cubs star Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance-enhancing drug in 2003

NEW YORK — Sammy Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport’s steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.

If US govt approves, NY judge says military lawyers likely can represent Guantanamo detainee

NEW YORK — Military lawyers can defend a Guantanamo detainee in federal court against charges that he participated in the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa, a federal judge said Tuesday, as long as the lawyers’ superior officers approve.