Anti-Fraud Laws Revisited for Validity
A law that was written in response to the Enron Scandal and other corporate trust violators is being challenged in Supreme Court by a company that claims it violates their constitution rights as well as the separation of powers. Courts heard arguments on Monday from a small Nevada accounting firm and an anti-tax group who argues [...]
Religious College Group May Have to Admit Gays for Funding
The United States Supreme court is pondering if a College Christian group at a California Law School has to admit homosexuals and non-believers in order to gain campus status. The case was brought to the attention of the US Supreme court after a chapter of the Christian Legal Society at the University of California’s Hastings [...]
Justice O’Connor’s Husband Dies at age 79
The husband of retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, John J. O’Connor III died Wednesday from complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. The 79-year-old lawyer died in Phoenix Arizona after two decades of deterioration from the disease. Married in 1952, the O’Connor’s were a well known Washington couple who enjoyed the social scene [...]
Life in Prison Deemed Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Juveniles
The Supreme Court is examining the case of two Florida convicts who were given a life without parole sentence for non-homicide related crimes. The young men in question were both sent away to prison when they were in their teens. Attorneys fro the men argue that it would be considered cruel and unusual punishment to sentence [...]