Justices make it harder to get lower sentences
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The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for convicted criminals to argue on appeal that they should have received a lighter prison sentence than recommended by federal guidelines.
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The Supreme Court let stand a lower ruling Monday that said the California Public Employees' Retirement System must proceed with its securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of WorldCom Inc. bondholders in federal, rather than state, court.
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The U.S. Supreme Court opened its  new term on Monday, with two hours of arguments on federal  sentencing rules and the rejection of some 1,800 appeals,  including a challenge by telemarketers to the government's  popular do-not-call list.
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LOS ANGELES _ Justice delayed may be justice denied _but at the end of the day it is incontestably better than nothing. Societies that disrespect the professionalism of their courts ultimately court catastrophe.
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The Supreme Court made it harder for consumers to sue manufacturers of federally approved medical devices.
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The court reaffirmed the principle that juries, not judges, must weigh factors that can add time to a defendant's prison term.
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Jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial may have to consider a lesser charge, after failing to reach a unanimous verdict.
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In a divided ruling, justices strike down portions of federal guidelines, forcing a redrawing of the sentencing system.
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The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial may ask jurors to consider a lesser charge, after they fail to reach a verdict.
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The Supreme Court struggled today over whether the time has come to end the death penalty for young murderers. Two years ago, the court in a 6-3 decision struck down capital
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In developments Monday at the Supreme Court, the justices:
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Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
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The Supreme Court is making it harder for consumers to sue manufacturers of federally approved medical devices.
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The justices begin their term Monday by reviewing judges' role in federal sentences.
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A splintered Supreme Court threw the nation's federal sentencing system into turmoil Wednesday, ruling that the way judges have been sentencing some 60,000 defendants a year is unconstitutional.
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Three months ago, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that seemed to outlaw the way much of the nation sentences criminals. Then they went on
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A federal appeals court ordered a lower court yesterday to reconsider whether a lawsuit against underwriters including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley can proceed as a class action.