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Federal jury recommends death sentence in first VT capital trial for half-century
A federal jury in Vermont Thursday recommended the death penalty for Donald Fell, convicted in June of kidnapping and murdering a supermarket worker [Rutland Herald report; case archives] in 2000. Vermont hasn't executed a convict since 1954, a (More) |
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Federal prosecutor entangled in controversial Detriot terror case resigns
The chief federal prosecutor in a terrorism case marred by prosecutorial misconduct resigned on Monday. Richard Convertino won convictions against four terrorism suspects in Detroit in 2003, but the government later had them tossed out because pos (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, April 22
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, April 22.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today. Watch a live webcast of the session.The US House is not in session today.T (More) |
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Supreme Court to hear RFRA hallucinogenic tea case
The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to consider whether a Brazil-based church can continue using a traditional Native American tea brewed from a hallucinogenic herb, hoasca, as a religious sacrament. The case is Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Benefici (More) |
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Gonzales recuses himself from Enron case
The Justice Department announced late Thursday that US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will not oversee the Enron criminal proceedings . While no reason was given for the decision, Gonzales did legal work for Enron in the early 1990s, and accepte (More) |
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Ashcroft to teach law at Robertson's Regent University
Former US attorney general John Ashcroft has accepted a part-time position as Distinguished Professor of Law and Government at Regent University , the Virginia Beach Christian graduate school headed by evangelist Pat Robertson [Regent University Pr (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court to hear Oregon assisted-suicide law challenge
KGW.com in Portland, OR, is reporting that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Bush administration challenge to Oregon's Death with Dignity Act , which allows assisted suicide. The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously upheld the law (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate confirms Gonzales as Attorney General
The US Senate has voted 60-36 to confirm White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales as US Attorney General, succeeding John Ashcroft. He will be the first Hispanic to hold the office.5:17 PM ET - AP now has more.7:28 PM ET - The Senate has posted the full (More) |
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Ashcroft slams Supreme Court sentencing ruling
Outgoing US Attorney General John Ashcroft [official profile, JURIST Newsmakers archive] took some parting shots Tuesday at a recent Supreme Court sentencing ruling and at critics opposed to renewal of the Patriot Act. Addressing a staunchly conserv (More) |
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Legal news and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, Feb. 1
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 1.The US Senate convenes today at 9:45 AM ET for regular business and to consider the nomination of Alberto Gonzales [offi (More) |
Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott
On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially-integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation.
Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
