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January 12, 2004 |

Is Ex-Mobster Entitled to Book Royalties?

Organized crime kingpin Sammy "The Bull" Gravano is asking the Supreme Court for help in recovering more than $300,000 in royalties he earned from Peter Maas' 1997 best-selling book about him, Underboss. This case and others are on the Supreme Court's conference agenda that are leading candidates for Supreme Court review.
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January 08, 2007 |

FBI Files Fan Debate Over Rehnquist Legacy

Do new details about William Rehnquist's (right) prescription-drug dependency tarnish the former chief justice's judicial legacy?
11 minute read
April 22, 2002 |

Supreme Court Considers Applying Apprendi in Death Penalty Cases

ApprendiIn a case with potentially far-reaching implications for death penalty trials, the Supreme Court yesterday confronted the question of whether capital sentences, like lesser ones, must be based on factual findings by a jury rather than a judge.
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November 01, 2009 |

Blood Money

After 30 years, one of the biggest patent cases ever ends with a $400 million win for C.R. Bard and its lawyers.
16 minute read
January 21, 2002 |

Justices Up Against Apprendi Fallout

When the Supreme Court ruled 19 months ago that jurors, rather than judges, must decide facts that increase criminal sentences, dissenting Justice Sandra Day O`Connor predicted the impact could be colossal.
7 minute read
October 17, 2006 |

Voter ID laws spawning challenges

AS THE NOVEMBER elections loom, Georgia has plenty of company among states dealing with cases challenging the constitutionality of laws that require voters to display photo identification at the polls. A ruling is expected from the highest state court in Missouri, where a trial judge recently found a voter identification law in that state to be unconstitutional.
8 minute read
April 15, 2002 |

Court Set For Life or Death Argument

For the first time in years, the Supreme Court will hear a case with the potential to cause havoc in capital punishment law.
9 minute read
January 13, 2004 |

Crime Boss Wants Court to get his Book Royalties Back

Organized crime kingpin Sammy "The Bull" Gravano is asking the Supreme Court for help in recovering more than $300,000 in royalties he earned from Peter Maas' 1997 best-selling book about him, "Underboss." While the Supreme Court may not sympathize with Gravano's financial plight, his lawyers are hoping his First Amendment argument will catch the court's attention.
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