Monday, May 19, 2008

The Supreme's have a great Monday mornin'....

...and came down with a menu board full of solid decisions!
Supreme Court

Court rejects shorter sentence for repeat criminal
(AP) The Supreme Court says a man with a long criminal record deserves a lengthy prison term, under a federal law aimed at keeping repeat offenders behind bars longer.Monday's 6-3 decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, deals with provisions of the Armed Career Criminal Act. The law makes defendants eligible for ...

Supreme Court upholds part of child porn law
(AP) The Supreme Court upheld criminal penalties Monday for promoting child pornography.The court, in a 7-2 decision, brushed aside concerns that the law could apply to mainstream movies that depict adolescent sex, classic literature or innocent e-mails that describe pictures of grandchildren.The ruling upheld part of a 2003 law that also ...

Supreme Court upholds anti-child pornography law
(AP) The Supreme Court has upheld criminal penalties for promoting child pornography.The court, in a 7-2 decision, is brushing aside concerns that the law could apply to mainstream movies that depict adolescent sex, classic literature or innocent e-mails that describe pictures of grandchildren.The ruling upholds part of a 2003 law that ...

Justices rule against man in terrorism case
(AP) The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a man convicted of conspiring to detonate explosives at Los Angeles International Airport during the millenium holiday travel rush.In its 8-1 decision, the court upheld Ahmed Ressam's conviction on an explosives charge, one of nine convictions that resulted in a 22-year prison sentence. ...

Court uphold municipal bond exemption
(AP) The Supreme Court has upheld long-standing state tax exemptions for municipal bonds.In a 7-2 ruling Monday in a case from Kentucky, the justices permitted states to exempt interest on their own bonds from taxation while taxing residents for interest on bonds issued by other states.In the $2.5 trillion municipal bond ...

Court upholds part of child porn law
(AP) The Supreme Court has upheld criminal penalties for promoting child pornography.The court, in a 7-2 decision, is brushing aside concerns that the law could apply to mainstream movies that depict adolescent sex, classic literature or innocent e-mails that describe pictures of grandchildren.The ruling upholds part of a 2003 law that ...

Supreme Court meets Monday morning
(AP) The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases.Major cases still undecided include the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., and whether people convicted of raping children can be given the death penalty.

After reviewing this day's work -- good for the Republic and the Constitution - Ole' Pecoz is reminded just how important the decision is gonna be about who is going to replace "W" and appoint judges for the next four or eight years!!!!!!!

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