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NATION.(TO THE POINT)
Lawyer slept, so execution is off
Texas Death Row inmate Calvin Burdine, whose lawyer slept for long portions of his 1984 murder trial, will win either freedom or a new trial after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the state, which argued the sleeping didn't necessarily equal an unfair trial.
Secret FBI wiretap rules altered
Responding to criticism, FBI Director Robert Mueller will personally review any requests by agents for secret terrorism wiretaps denied by FBI lawyers. The change gives field agents a final direct appeal to Mueller if they believe FBI headquarters is hampering terror probes.
The administration turned aside a call by airport ...
- Supreme Court decision on chases supported by cop groups.
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Murray, Frank J. May 27, 1998 700+ words
...his quarry on purpose, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. National police...drive away." NAPO Executive Director Robert Scully called it particularly...be upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court. "I think it's a great decision...
- Early dismissal: the Supreme Court's further tightening of procedural rules...
- Magazine article from: Directors & Boards Rydzewski, Leo G. September 22, 2009 700+ words
...earlier this year, the Supreme Court has given new "teeth...1937 (2009), the Supreme Court greatly expanded upon...John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller, alleging...Arab Muslim. The Supreme Court held that Iqbal had...
- U.S. Supreme Court Settles Twombly Debate.
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing May 28, 2009 700+ words
...4 Prior to the Supreme Court's May 2007 opinion...Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the Supreme Court has dispelled any uncertainty...policy," and that FBI Director Robert Mueller "was 'instrumental...affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari...
- U.S. Supreme Court ruling leads to higher pleading standard for all civil cases
- Newspaper article from: Missouri Lawyers Media David E Frank June 26, 2009 700+ words
...court. On May 18, the Supreme Court in Ashcroft v. Iqbal...I don't think the Supreme Court helped us in defining...John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller, moved to...granting certiorari, the Supreme Court held that a complaint...
- NAPO Submits Amicus Curiae Brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Dickerson V. United...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 19, 2000 700+ words
...to the United States Supreme Court an amicus curiae...different from that of the Supreme Court which decided Miranda...NAPO's Executive Director Robert T. Scully stated...Congress's lead if the Supreme Court upholds section 3501...
- Oregon Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Property Compensation Measure.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16, 2001 700+ words
...compensation measure. The Oregon Supreme Court said it would hear an expedited...appeal of that decision, the Supreme Court ordered an accelerated briefing...subdivide their land, executive director Robert Liberty told the committee Tuesday...
- Libraries, Supreme Court Argue Access to Cyberporn.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 13, 2002 700+ words
...cybersex is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which Tuesday agreed to review...sexually explicit Web sites. The Supreme Court struck down an earlier law and...leave the library vulnerable, Director Robert Melanson said. "We are trying...
- VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT APPOINTS SPECIAL JUDGE TO TECH SHOOTING SUITS
- Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News Tonia Moxley August 11, 2009 700+ words
The Virginia Supreme Court has appointed a Franklin County judge to handle the two civil...contacts came to light July 16, when former Cook Counseling Center Director Robert Miller turned in several pages of Cho's mental health records...
