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US DOJ petition to appeal Oregon Death with Dignity Act [US SC]
Ashcroft v. State of Oregon, Petition for a Writ of Certiorai, Supreme Court of the United States, November 9, 2004 . Read the full text of the petition here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Ruling on drunk driving and deportation [US SC]
Josue Leocal, Petitioner v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et. al., United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice Rehnquist, November 9, 2004 . Excerpt:This case does not present us with the question whether a state or federal offense that require (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Ashcroft resigns as Attorney General
AP is reporting that Attorney General John Ashcroft has resigned from the Bush cabinet, along with Commerce Secretary Don Evans. Ashcroft's resignation had been expected by some observers, albeit perhaps not until January. Possible successors in (More) |
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US Supreme Court rules drunk driving can't lead to deportation
In a decision handed down Tuesday morning, the US Supreme Court has ruled that a conviction for drunk driving that results in serious bodily injury is not a "crime of violence" that constitutes an "aggravated felony" under the Im (More) |
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Ashcroft likely to step down as AG
Senior aides said today that controversial Attorney General John Ashcroft was likely to step down before January's inauguration, citing exhaustion and stress. Possible replacements include Ashcroft's former deputy, Larry Thompson, who would (More) |
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Doe v. Ashcroft [Patriot Act ruling]
Judge Victor Marrero, United States Distrcit Court, Southern District of New York, September 29, 2004 . Read the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Carhart v. Ashcroft [NE]
United States District Court - Nebraska; US District Judge Richard Kopf, September 8, 2004. Review the opinion and read the judgment. Excerpt from the judgment: 1. The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, 18 U.S.C. § 1531, is declared (More) |
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Eldred copyright extension ruling [US SC]
Eldred v. Ashcroft, Supreme Court of the United States, January 15, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (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.
