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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: US Circuit Court of Appeals

US Circuit Court of Appeals stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Three years after retiring from the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor is still on the bench—in federal appellate courts across the country, where the high court's first woman justice has quietly been filling in as a substitute judge. O'Connor has heard nearly 80 cases and written more than a... More »

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Sandra Day O'Connor • US Circuit Court of Appeals • US Supreme Court • justices • appellate court • women's issues

Sotomayor
Aced 2 Previous Senate Hearings

Tough questioning from GOP didn't faze court nominee

May 28, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are still debating how tough they'll be at Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, but as the Washington Post reports, the Supreme Court nominee doesn't buckle under pressure. In the long-delayed 1997 hearing that elevated her to the Second Circuit, Sotomayor survived a GOP grilling on... More »

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Jeff Sessions • Senate confirmation hearings • US Circuit Court of Appeals • nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

 Bell, Carter's AG, Dead at 90 

Bell defanged Jim Crow as appellate court judge

Jan 5, 09 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Griffin Bell, a Southerner who opposed racial segregation and led the Justice Department under President Carter, died today at age 90, the New York Times reports. Bell handled damage control as a post-Nixon attorney general, de-politicizing the Justice Department and the FBI. His earlier rulings as an appeals court judge,... More »

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Department of Justice • law • Attorney General • Jimmy Carter • obituary • racism • segregation • US Circuit Court of Appeals

Conrad Black Appeals Prison Sentence

Jailed newspaper tycoon says evidence too flimsy to convict

Mar 15, 08 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for former newspaper mogul Conrad Black appealed his 6½-year prison term for fraud today, arguing that the jury received bad instructions and that the evidence failed to prove he had knowledge of shady dealings, reports Canada's National Post. Black was convicted of bilking about $6 million from... More »

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appeal • Conrad Black • jail • obstruction of justice • US Circuit Court of Appeals • stock fraud • Hollinger International

Court Sides With Bush on Wiretapping

Judges cite national security in rejecting challenge to program

Nov 16, 07 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program cleared a big legal hurdle today when a federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit challenging the program on the grounds of national security. The court, considered one of the most liberal in the country,  cited the "state secrets" privilege in its ruling... More »

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Bush administration • national security • domestic surveillance • FISA • US Circuit Court of Appeals • warrantless wiretapping • Al Haramain Islamic Foundation

Court Orders Stricter Fuel Economy Rules

It throws out US standards for SUVs
and minivans

Nov 15, 07 6:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Environmentalist groups rejoiced today after a federal appeals court struck down upcoming fuel-economy standards for some SUVs, minivans, and small trucks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The court ruled that regulators refused to treat carbon dioxide emissions as a serious threat to global warming and ordered the government to review... More »

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greenhouse gases • global warming • vehicle emissions • fuel economy • US Circuit Court of Appeals • Sierra Club

Federal Court Gives Porn
Biz a Break

Judge says law intended to thwart child porn is too broad, violates free speech

Oct 25, 07 12:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court threw a wrench today into the government’s efforts to stop child porn. The Cincinnati-based court struck down a 1998 law requiring porn producers to keep records of people depicted in their materials. The Justice Department argued the law helped authorities clamp down on kiddie porn,... More »

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Department of Justice • Cincinnati • US Circuit Court of Appeals • Cornelia Kennedy • Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act • Connection Distributing • GVA TWN • Sumpreme Court • court cases • child pornography

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