Court Upholds Inmates' Move: Courts: Action Lifts Legal Stay That Had Been Granted in October
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By Jay F. Marks, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 2--An appeals court ruled Thursday an Oklahoma County judge did not overstep his bounds when he ordered hundreds of inmates to be moved from the county jail to a state prison in September.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Wednesday that the government may not indefinitely imprison  immigrants who have been in the United States illegally for  years and cannot be deported to their home countries.
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TUCSCON, Ariz.  - A federal judge on Wednesday  lifted a block on a controversial Arizona law aimed at  restricting government services for illegal immigrants.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in September.
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The Supreme Court made it harder Thursday for most defendants to challenge their federal prison sentences.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 17--Attorneys for two death row inmates have moved the death penalty debate from one obscure state agency to another by filing a petition with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings.
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A High Court judge says thousands of court claims for the return of overdraft charges should stay on hold.
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A federal judge approved a settlement agreement that calls for changes at a former Texas prison where illegal immigrant children are detained with their families.
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After the Supreme Court granted two stays of execution and refused to vacate a third, some say that a de facto moratorium on the death penalty is in place.
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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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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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SANTIAGO, Chile -- An appeals court yesterday upheld the indictment and house arrest of General Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges during his rule, rejecting an appeal to stop the case because of the former dictator's health.
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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Sumitomo Trust &amp; Banking Co against a Tokyo High Court decision on Aug 11 lifting a ban imposed by the Tokyo District Court on UFJ including its trust bank unit in the merger talks.
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Chileâs appeals court upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges.
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Abdus-Shahid M.S. Ali's lawsuit against prison guards was based on allegations of harassment and mistreatment. But the Supreme Court's decision yesterday that he is barred from suing rests on an ambiguous federal statute that has confounded the courts and sharply divided the justices.
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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.
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TUCSON, Ariz.  - A federal judge lifted a block on  a controversial Arizona law on Wednesday forcing state  officials to begin restricting some government benefits to  illegal immigrants.