Washington: Supreme Court

Associated Press: Washington: Supreme Court

14 hours, 19 minutes ago

(AP) Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to spend freely to influence upcoming elections in Montana, despite a state high court ruling upholding a ban on independent corporate campaign spending.Three groups filed papers with Justice Anthony Kennedy on Friday, saying that the Montana court's decision in December is ...

Justice Ginsburg visits mark Arab Spring uprisings

8 days, 22 hours ago

(AP) The Supreme Court's midwinter break is often used by justices to fly off to sunny vacation spots or European capitals where they address an audience or two on someone else's tab. But this year, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on a different sort of visit to two North African countries ...

Civil rights suit filed over fatal Las Vegas police car accident

10 days, 6 hours ago

(AP) A new round of litigation alleging civil rights violations is under way over a fatal 2007 accident involving a Las Vegas police patrol car. Raymond Yeghiazarian, 47, died after his car and a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle collided in the intersection of Fort Apache Road and Sahara Avenue ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court justice says appointed judges better for business

1 year, 4 months ago

(AP) Nevada Wonk: Former Supreme Court justice lobbies for merit selection for judges Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said going to a judicial merit selection system is good for business and has enjoyed strong support from the private sector across the country. O’Connor, who spoke Tuesday to the ...

Elena Kagan chosen by Obama for Supreme Court

1 year, 9 months ago

(AP) Text of Obama’s remarks on the nomination of Kagan President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. If confirmed by the Senate, Kagan would ...

Justice John Paul Stevens retiring, Obama to fill vacancy

1 year, 10 months ago

(AP) Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill.Stevens said Friday he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in late June or early ...

In opposing Sotomayor, is GOP risking the Hispanic vote?

2 years, 6 months ago

(AP) Las Vegans react to Sotomayor confirmation (8-6-2009) Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court (8-6-2009) GOP: Ensign affair hurt efforts to field Reid opponent (8-5-2009) Ensign to oppose Sotomayor 'to protect the sanctity of Constitution' (8-4-2009) When Republican Sen. John Ensign announced his opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor this ...

Man charged in cold case murder denied bail

2 years, 7 months ago

(AP) Police make arrest in 15-year-old homicide case (6-16-09) A man charged in the cold case murder and sexual assault of then-7-year-old Diana Hernandez was denied bail on Wednesday. Police arrested and charged 36-year-old Greg Wallen Jr., with one count of murder and one count of sexual assault with a victim ...

Court rejects inmate's appeal in stabbing death conviction

2 years, 9 months ago

(AP) The Nevada Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Ray A. Azcarate, who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 2004 stabbing death of his girlfriend in Las Vegas. Azcarate, 38 and an inmate at the state prison in Ely, had appealed his conviction arguing that evidence ...

Constitutional rights face tough tests in time of war

3 years, 7 months ago

(AP) Just a few steps away from the Capitol, among the shops on Pennsylvania Avenue, is a bookstore that sells pocket-size copies of the U.S. Constitution. Actually, places all around town stock the booklet, often displayed here the way stores in Nevada might offer sparkly Fabulous Las Vegas tchotchkes. The Constitution ...