High court ruling on prison sentences
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The Supreme Court made it harder Thursday for most defendants to challenge their federal prison sentences.
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Swiss prisons can stop detainees using video games consoles in jail without undermining their fundamental rights, Switzerland's supreme court has ruled.
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The Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death sentence of a convicted Texas killer because jurors in his trial did not consider his learning disability and other evidence.
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court on  Wednesday ruled that federal judges no longer have to abide by  the controversial 18-year-old sentencing guidelines.
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Sweden's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the man convicted of murdering Foreign Minister Anna Lindh will serve his sentence in prison rather than in psychiatric care, reversing a contentious decision by a lower court.
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Most federal judges are imposing prison terms within sentencing guidelines even though the Supreme Court says they do not need to, according to an analysis presented Thursday to Congress.
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether federal appeals judges can increase prison sentences of criminal defendants in the absence of a request from prosecutors.
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Judges may be stopped from freeing criminals on legal 'loopholes' under government plans.
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Amplifying on its ban against execution of the insane, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Texas man convicted of murder.
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Analysis: A court decision requiring that all evidence on prisoners be disclosed in court was a blow to the Administration. But it could help at the Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the constitutionality of lethal injections in a case that could affect the way inmates are executed around the country.
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A US judge backs a Supreme Court ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to constitutional rights.
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The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new  term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal  sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the  medical use of marijuana.
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Â· Decision expected soon on whether to hold retrialÂ· Four convicted men to be sentenced today
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Convicted sex offenders in Sweden are free to read pornography in their cells following a court ruling that has angered the prison service.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday  invalidated part of the 18-year-old federal sentencing system  used for 64,000 criminal defendants each year and ruled that  the guidelines cannot be mandatory.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an immigrant convicted of a state felony drug charge that would be a lesser crime under federal law may contest the government's decision to deport him.