Mark Sherman

December 18, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says.There were 106 death sentences imposed in 2009, the Death Penalty Information Center estimated in its annual report released Friday.

By MARK SHERMAN

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April 11, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor continues to hear cases in U.S. appeals courts, while also playing a role in public policy issues. Her critics say she should do one or the other, but not both.O'Connor, 81, was forced to apologize for 50,000 recorded telephone calls made to Nevada voters in which she supported a ballot measure to change the way state judges are selected.

By Mark Sherman

6 minute read

February 15, 2012 | Daily Business Review

President Obama has altered the balance of power on four of the nation's 13 circuit courts of appeals. Given a second term, Obama could have the chance to install Democratic majorities on several others.

By Mark Sherman

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September 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By MARK SHERMAN

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March 07, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Congress is the absolute best place to work if you want to get something named for you before you are dead and buried.

By Mark Sherman

4 minute read

March 03, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Concerned about dwindling confidence in the impartiality of judges, the Supreme Court leaned Tuesday toward forcing elected judges to step aside from cases that would raise an appearance of bias if they took part."Our whole system is designed to ensure confidence in our judgments," said Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the crucial vote on the divided court.

By MARK SHERMAN

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March 25, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court's decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions.

By MARK SHERMAN

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February 18, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things, right down to the rotary-dial telephone he said he was using in a conference call with reporters. But the 75-year-old Indiana farmer figured out a way to benefit from a high-technology product, soybeans that are resistant to weed-killers, without always paying the high price that such genetically engineered seeds typically bring. In so doing, he ignited a legal fight with seed-giant Monsanto Co. that has now come before the Supreme Court, with argument taking place Tuesday.

By MARK SHERMAN

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October 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States - over the objections of the Obama administration and Congress - if the prisoners have nowhere else to go.The case could further complicate the administration's plans to close the Guantanamo prison where 220 or so men are still held.

By MARK SHERMAN

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July 31, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The successful prosecution of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning gives a boost to the Obama administration's aggressive pursuit of people it believes have leaked national security secrets to the media.

By Mark Sherman

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