Mark Sherman

November 18, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday that partisan political elections for the Alabama courts appear to be driving judges' decisions to impose death sentences, overruling juries that have voted to send defendants to prison for life.

By Mark Sherman

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November 11, 2013 | Daily Report Online

One of the most influential news outlets covering the Supreme Court sets up shop on big decision days not in the pressroom with other reporters, but in the court's cafeteria.

By Mark Sherman

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November 04, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court, which asks for God's protection before every public session, will settle a dispute over prayer in the halls of government.

By Mark Sherman

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June 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In a free-speech ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that the government cannot force private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition of getting taxpayer money to fight AIDS around the world.

By Mark Sherman

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March 02, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By MARK SHERMAN

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January 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether tobacco companies can be sued under state law for allegedly deceptive ads for "light" cigarettes. The issue is whether state laws against unfair marketing practices may be used in suits against the tobacco companies, or whether federal law forbids such lawsuits. The matter arises as the tobacco industry is appealing a federal judge's order to stop marketing cigarettes as "low tar" or "light" because they mislead consumers.

By Mark Sherman

3 minute read

November 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Bush administration and a drug maker urged the Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a multimillion dollar verdict to a Vermont musician who lost her arm because of a botched injection to relieve nausea.The case is being watched closely by the pharmaceutical industry and consumer groups because of its potential for broad limits on lawsuits by people, such as Diana Levine, who were harmed by prescription drugs.

By MARK SHERMAN

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May 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court upheld criminal penalties Monday for promoting child pornography. The Court, in a 7-2 decision, brushed aside concerns that the law could apply to mainstream movies that depict adolescent sex, classic literature or innocent e-mails that describe pictures of grandchildren. The ruling upheld part of a 2003 law that also prohibits possession of child porn. It replaced an earlier law against child pornography that the Court struck down as unconstitutional.

By Mark Sherman

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March 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A new requirement that federal judges promptly tell the public about their expense-paid trips has so far produced no disclosures, a judicial ethics watchdog group said Wednesday.The change took effect Jan. 1, requiring sponsors of trips to report in advance who is paying for judges' travel and lodging at private seminars.

By Mark Sherman

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October 12, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Congress is set to allow the Pentagon to keep new pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors from the public, a move intended to end a legal fight over the photographs' release that has reached the Supreme Court.Federal courts have so far rejected the government's arguments against the release of 21 color photographs showing prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq being abused by Americans.

By MARK SHERMAN

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