Court worries about stifling prosecutors
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing a bad prosecutor to be sued by a wrongfully convicted person might chill other prosecutions - even if they're doing their jobs correctly and honestly.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices split on Series
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - He's a right-leaning New Jersey native with a lifelong love of the Phillies. She's a liberal New Yorker who grew up near Yankee Stadium. They're eying each other warily these days from opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench.
Sniper attorneys to appeal execution to high court WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week's execution. Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 10 at a Virginia prison.
Court seems unlikely to get involved in fee fight
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic to calls for the court to get involved in setting fees for mutual funds, a common form of retirement investment.
Court won't stop release of church documents WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut.
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