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Supreme Court begins new term Monday
September 29, 2012 1:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - With health care reform in the rear-view mirror, the U.S. Supreme Court is about to embark on a term that could be just as important as the last one. One of the first cases the court will take up is the limited use of race to help... more » -
AG's office to argue case before US Supreme Court
February 27, 2012 12:00 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Solicitor General Dan Domenico is arguing a murder case before the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Domenico will represent the state Monday in a case involving a state inmate who's challenging his convictions in the slaying of an assistant manager at a pizza shop in 1986.... more » -
Supreme Court hears Stolen Valor arguments; local case hangs in the balance Play Video
February 22, 2012 8:34 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the question of whether the Stolen Valor Act is constitutional. It's a law designed to punish people who lie about being war heroes. The case, hearing arguments on Wednesday, is against Xavier Alvarez; a man who falsely claimed at a public meeting... more » -
U.S. Supreme Court to decide on swear words on TV
January 10, 2012 10:16 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television, and the Internet is awash in easily accessible adult material. The justices are hearing arguments... more » -
DOJ, 21 AGs support Secret Service agent
September 30, 2011 8:59 PM
DENVER (AP) - Federal and state officials are supporting two Secret Service agents being sued by a man who confronted then-Vice President Dick Cheney. In a document filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, the Justice Department and attorneys general from 21 states say allowing the agents to... more » -
Former justice Stevens to speak at Univ. of Colo.
September 22, 2011 5:20 AM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is scheduled to speak at the University of Colorado tonight. Stevens is expected to talk about constitutional law and the Supreme Court at 5 p.m. at CU's law school to inaugurate a new series of lectures named... more » -
Supreme Court halts Texas execution
September 16, 2011 7:18 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his sentence was unfair because of a question asked about race during his trial. Forty-eight-year-old Duane Buck was scheduled... more »
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