Top Court: Sentencing Rules Not Mandatory
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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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By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau  Members say the governor's approval shouldn't be required in all parole cases.   OKLAHOMA CITY -- The governor's approval should not be required in certain parole cases, members of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission recommended Thursday.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has prohibited prosecutors in the state from urging jurors to "send a message" with their verdicts.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that home care workers are not entitled to overtime pay under federal law.
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A court said Thursday the 1944 conviction and sentencing of a former Hungarian armed police captain for crimes committed during World War II cannot be enforced.
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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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In upholding a lower court&#39;s ruling, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that the Do Not Call list violates telemarketers&#39; First Amendment rights.
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In a major criminal law decision, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that federal judges no longer must follow the long-criticized sentencing guidelines in effect since 1987.
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WASHINGTON - Federal sentencing guidelines that allow judges to impose harsher penalties on criminals without jury involvement should be upheld as constitutional to avoid mayhem in courthouses nationwide, a government lawyer told the Supreme Court Monday.   "This case concerns the constitutionality of 1,200 criminal sentences that take place in federal court every week," said acting Solicitor General Paul Clement...
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that seriously injuring someone while driving drunk does not amount to a "crime of violence" that would be grounds for deporting non-citizens.
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The Supreme Court made it easier Tuesday for prosecutors to win money laundering convictions, ruling unanimously in a large religious scam case that the government does not have to prove "overt acts" by defendants.
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The Supreme Court said Thursday that athletic associations can enforce limits on recruiting high school athletes without violating coaches' free speech rights.
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The Supreme Court this week let stand rules that keep menorahs and Christmas trees in holiday displays - but not cr&#232;ches.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that criminal sentences within guidelines set by a federal commission are generally entitled to be upheld on appeal, a decision that limits legal options for defendants who feel that they have been punished too harshly.
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The Supreme Court decided Monday not to plunge into the issue of school choice, passing up a dispute over a Maine law that bars the use of public funds to send students to private religious schools.
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It&#39;s unconstitutional for Arizona to require time behind bars for drug offenders just because they&#39;d also been charged at some point with a violent crime even if not convicted, a state court ruled.
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The Supreme Court bolstered trial judges' authority to shape juries in death penalty cases yesterday, ruling that a court in Washington state properly disqualified a man who expressed doubts about capital punishment during pretrial questioning.