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CA: Man on death row will have case reheard by appeals court (juror misconduct)

A federal appeals court has agreed to rehear the case of a man on death row for the murder of one woman and the kidnapping, rape and robbery of three others. Stevie Lamar Fields, 49, argued in his...

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Appeals Court tells LA to restore Owens River

A state Court of Appeal panel has upheld a court order to ban Los Angeles from using a key aqueduct if it doesn't restore a 62-mile stretch of the Owens River. Wednesday's decision by 4th Appellate...

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Appeals court tosses out Bush smog rules

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the Bush administration's strategy for reducing smog, which impacts the health of more than half the nation's population, mostly those prone...

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CA: Appeals court to hear arguments challenging stem cell legislation (oral...

SAN DIEGO – The First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco announced Thursday that it would hear oral arguments Feb. 14 in the case challenging the constitutionality of the California Stem Cell...

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Appeals court rules against San Manuel tribe in labor dispute

Indian tribes are subject to federal labor law, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a case that could set precedent for labor protections at the nation's booming tribal casinos. A three-judge panel...

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Appeals court upholds California stem cell agency (CIRM, Prop 71)

A state appeals court upheld California's $3 billion stem cell agency Monday against attacks by anti-abortion and tax advocates who claimed the agency's managers had conflicts of interest. The 1st...

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Qualified to Serve (WaPo Supports Judge Southwick's Nomination)

BEFORE BEING nominated by President Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, Leslie H. Southwick served for almost 12 years on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, where he participated in...

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CA: Appeals court overturns Forest Service logging rule (9th Circus)

A federal appeals court has ruled the U.S. Forest Service violated federal law when it allowed logging projects without analyzing their effects on the environment. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

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San Francisco Gun Ban ruled Unconstitutional for 2nd Time California State...

CA APPEALS COURT RULES UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF SAF LAWSUIT For Immediate Release: 1/9/2008 In a unanimous decision today, the California Court of Appeals ruled that the City of San Francisco’s handgun...

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Appeals court overturns $1.5M verdict to woman spanked at work

An appeals court has overturned a $1.5 million verdict awarded to a woman who was spanked in front of co-workers in what her employer called a camaraderie-building exercise. A jury in 2006 had ruled...

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Appeals court stops feds plan to log Sierra Nevada forest (9th Circus strikes...

A federal appeals court has barred logging in the Sierra Nevada forest. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the federal government failed to explore other ways to raise money to fight forest...

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Appeals court sidetracks California effort to resume executions

A state appeals court Friday ensured further delays in California's already inert death penalty system, finding that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration did not follow proper procedures when it...

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Appeals Crt Dumps Elig Arguments;Transparent WH Blacklists...

Arguments that had been expected to be taking place before a federal appeals court right about now on whether U.S. citizens have a right to know that their president is eligible for the office he holds...

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Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case

BOISE, Idaho – A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held...

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Appeals court overturns campaign finance rules

WASHINGTON – Independent advocacy groups will be able to spend more money to try to influence federal elections under a decision Friday from a federal appeals court that overturned rules limiting...

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U.S. appeals court upholds convictions of animal-rights activists charged...

In a split decision, a U.S. appeals court upheld the convictions of animal-rights activists charged under a terrorism statute with using their Web site to incite threats and vandalism against a company...

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Senate GOP says Dems ignoring meeting requests (1974 Social Security Law...

Senate Republicans on Sunday said that their Democratic counterparts have ignored requests to meet jointly with the parliamentarian about a potential rule violation that they say could halt the...

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Obama's Appeals Court Nominee Sent to Full Senate with Record of...

Note: Photo and video included. "Obama’s Appeals Court Nominee Sent to Full Senate with Record of Leniency for Sex Offenders, Serial Killer" SNIPPET: "U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny of Connecticut...

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How judges kill

Eight people were shot -- two fatally -- in four separate incidents in Brooklyn Wednesday night. Last month, 26 people were shot, three fatally, over the course of one weekend in Chicago -- grisly, but...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court may take up Walker's collective bargaining law

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin appeals court said Thursday that the state Supreme Court is the appropriate court to decide whether a new law that diminishes the collective bargaining power of public...

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