Mark Sherman

June 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether judges are required to impose dramatically longer sentences for crack cocaine than for cocaine powder, stepping into a long-running dispute with racial overtones.

By Mark Sherman

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December 12, 2011 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on Arizona's controversial law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for an election-year decision on an issue that is already shaping presidential politics.The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked several tough provisions in the Arizona law.

By MARK SHERMAN

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December 05, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Several hundred spectators lined up at the SupremeCourt on Wednesday to watch lawyers for the Bush administration and 305 detainees in custody at Guantanamo Bay argue over the indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects, many of them held at the military facility for nearly six years.About 50 court watchers camped out overnight in front of the court so that they could be assured of seats inside for the argument.

By Mark Sherman

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June 21, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court threw out an $18 million penalty Thursday against a natural gas company convicted of violating an environmental law.

By Mark Sherman

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April 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court stepped into a Texas death penalty case Monday that mixes Bush administration claims of executive power with the role of international law in state court proceedings.

By Mark Sherman

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January 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court struck down California's sentencing law Monday, a decision that could mean shorter sentences for thousands of state prisoners.The 6-3 ruling in Cunningham v. California effectively shaves four years off the 16-year sentence of former police officer John Cunningham, who was convicted of sexually abusing his son.

By Mark Sherman

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October 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court is weighing whether presidential power in wartime can override environmental concerns in a case that pits the Navy's submarine-hunting training against protection for whales.The Bush administration, in arguments Wednesday, is asking the court to undo lower court rulings that limited the use of sonar in naval training exercises off the coast of Southern California.

By MARK SHERMAN

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January 24, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from a former Tennessee poultry farmer who sued Tyson Farms after losing his contract to raise their chickens.The justices did not comment in turning away Alton Terry, who said Tyson cut him off because he helped organize area farmers and complained about the company's practices.

By Mark Sherman

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April 21, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Dwayne Giles complains that his former girlfriend's statements should not have been used against him at his murder trial because the woman couldn't be cross-examined.Her absence wasn't a result of a scheduling conflict. She was dead. And Giles killed her.Three California courts that have considered Giles' claim have said, in effect, "You must be kidding.

By MARK SHERMAN

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November 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court justices warily confronted a free speech dispute Wednesday over a small religious group's efforts to place a monument in a public park.The justices seemed reluctant to accept the arguments put forth by the religious group known as the Summum that once a government accepts any donations for display in a public park, it must accept them all.

By MARK SHERMAN

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