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US Supreme Court stays execution of Florida death row inmate
The US Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of Florida death row inmate Mark Dean Schwab "pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari." Schwab was scheduled to be executed at 6 PM ET on Thu (More) |
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Eleventh Circuit lifts stay of execution for Florida death row inmate
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a per curiam opinion on Thursday overturning a district court order to stay the execution of Florida death row inmate Mark Dean Schwab . The federal district court blocked Schwab's executi (More) |
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Florida Supreme Court denies stay of execution in lethal injection challenge
The Florida Supreme Court issued a 5-2 order Wednesday denying a stay of execution for death row inmate Mark Dean Schwab . The court ruled last week that the state could proceed with Schwab's execution after finding that Florida's revised (More) |
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US appeals dismissal of immigration fraud charges against Cuban militant
The US Department of Justice filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Tuesday against the dismissal [PDF text; JURIST report] of immigration fraud charges against anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive (More) |
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Florida Supreme Court upholds state lethal injection procedure
The Florida Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision Thursday upholding the state's lethal injection procedures and rejecting the assertion that the state's protocol constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment." The US Supreme Cou (More) |
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FTC rejects Intel anti-competition probe
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not open a formal investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel offered unfair discounts to convince computer makers to buy its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD (More) |
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South Korea concludes probe into Intel anti-competition allegations
The Korean Fair Trade Commission has completed a two-year investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel pressured consumers into buying its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , according to Intel spokesma (More) |
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DOJ appeals dismissal of charges against anti-Castro militant
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal Tuesday against the dismissal [PDF text; JURIST report] of immigration fraud charges against anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive; case materials]. US District Judge Kathle (More) |
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Cuba says US release of anti-Castro militant broke anti-terror treaties
Cuba Friday accused the US of violating international anti-terrorism treaties by freeing anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive; case materials] on bail and afterwards dismissing an indictment against him. In a statement pu (More) |
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Anti-Castro militant indictment dismissal [US DC]
United States v. Luis Posada Carriles, US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Judge Kathleen Cardone, May 8, 2007 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
