Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Accidental Discharge

The 7 August 2009 articlediscusses a Supreme Court decision about mandatory sentencing.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Supreme Court Confirmation

The 29 May 2009 article comments on the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Can You Own a Gun?

The 6 March 2009 article cautions that people who have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, misdemeanor domestic abuse charges may not have a gun under federal law.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Interpreting the Constitution

This week's article, 30 October 2008, reflects some recent work of the Supreme Court.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Election Effect on the Supreme Court

The 22 October 2008 article speculates on the effects of the upcoming presidential election on the future of the Supreme Court.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Death for Child Rape Continued

The 25 July 2008 article discusses the recent Supreme Court decision concerning the death penalty for rape of a child in Louisiana.

This article is related to two previous articles that are linked in this article.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

No Death for Child Rape

The 3 July 2008 article discusses the recent Supreme Court decision ruling that a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty for child rape is "cruel and unusual".

This case was introduced in the 20 July 2007 article.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Second Ammendment II

The 27 June 2008 article discusses the recent decision of the Supreme Court in "District of Columbia et al. v. Heller". The right of the citizen to own a gun is decided.

A previous article introduced this case.