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appellate court stories: 10 news summaries

Polanski Taunt Brought DA Down on Him

Director's lawyers said prosecutors weren't trying to catch him

Sep 29, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roman Polanski may have his own lawyers to thank for his current predicament. This summer, in an attempt to get the charges against the director dropped, they told an appellate court that prosecutors weren’t actually trying to catch him, because they were afraid to face old misconduct allegations. That... More »

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Switzerland • child molestation • prosecutorial misconduct • court • fugitive • prosecutors • Roman Polanski • appellate court

 Court: Ashcroft on Hook  
 in Post-9/11 Detention Case 

Bush attorney general slammed for imprisonment without charges

Sep 4, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Bush attorney general John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible in a lawsuit brought by a US citizen who was detained on suspicion of being a material witness to terrorism but was never charged with a crime, an appellate court ruled today. Abdullah al-Kidd alleged the detention, begun in... More »

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Department of Justice • John Ashcroft • American Civil Liberties Union • US Constitution • appellate court • Abdullah al-Kidd • unconstitutional • material witness

(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

McDonald's Doesn't Own 'Mc' Prefix: Malaysian Judge

Court reverses decision against McCurry's restaurant

Apr 29, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Malaysian court ruled that McDonald’s does not control the rights to every word with the “Mc” prefix, the AP reports. The appellate court overturned a 2006 decision that forced a Malaysian restaurant named “McCurry’s” to pay damages to McDonald’s for using the name to... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • restaurant • copyright • judge • Malaysia • appellate court • curry • McCurry's

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court May Have
Too Many Judges

 Is the High Court Too 'Judgey'?

Feb 16, 09 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts recently praised the present makeup of the Supreme Court, which, for the first time in history, consists only of former federal appeals judges. The move towards a Court dominated by those with judicial experience has been afoot since the 1950s, writes Adam Liptak in the More »

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John Roberts • US Appeals court • judicial • federal judges • US Supreme Court • constitutional law • appellate court

 Craig's Plea 
 Withdrawal 
 Denied 

Guilty plea stands. Widely.

Dec 9, 08 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Larry Craig’s guilty plea will stand—probably with a wide stance—a Minnesota appeals court ruled today, rejecting the Idaho Republican's attempt to withdraw it. Craig, who is retiring from the Senate, had argued that his case was not fully investigated, while his lawyer maintained that there was “... More »

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appeal • guilty plea • Larry Craig • political scandal • appellate court

High Court to Hear Immigrant ID Theft Case

Could impede Justice tactic of jail time for  illegal immigrants

Oct 20, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court said today it will hear a case pertinent to a recent surge in identity-theft prosecutions against illegal immigrants, the Washington Post reports. Lower courts were split over whether the government must prove that thieves knew they were stealing the identity of an actual person when they use... More »

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illegal immigrant • appeal • identity theft • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • US Supreme Court • identification • appellate court • Ignacio Flores-Figueroa

Court Rejects NYC Suit
Against
Gun Makers

City says too many criminals get weapons

Apr 30, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today tossed out a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers for allowing their weapons to get into criminal hands, the New York Times reports. The city said gun makers create a public nuisance by not keeping a closer eye on retailers—thus supplying... More »

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New York City • gun sales • Michael Bloomberg • weapons • appellate court • Mayor Bloomberg • gun manufacturers • Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act • guns

 NY Stays Calorie-Count Law 

Restaurants use delay to seek another delay

Apr 21, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today a New York judge delayed a law requiring Big Apple eateries to list calorie content on menus. Set to kick in today, the law is now slated to take effect Friday—which gives the city time to sort out a suit by New York restaurants, which are seeking yet... More »

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nutrition • New York • public health • restaurant • calories • appellate court • calorie-posting law

Ex-Qwest CEO's Conviction Overturned

Exclusion of expert testimony nets
Nacchio new trial

Mar 17, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court overturned Joe Nacchio’s guilty verdict today and ordered a new trial for the ex-Qwest CEO before a different judge, the Denver Post reports. The court ruled that the district judge who presided over Nacchio's trial on insider trading charges erred in excluding testimony from an... More »

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Qwest • Joseph Nacchio • insider trading • reversed conviction • overturned verdict • tech bubble • appellate court

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