Politics Feb 25 Supreme Court Sides With Inmate’s Claims of Jury Racial Bias The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with an African American inmate on Texas' death row who claimed that prosecutors used racial practices to stack the jury in his capital murder trial with whites.
World Feb 11 Alleged Bin Laden Statement Urges Attacks on U.S. An audiotaped statement, purportedly from al-Qaida terror network leader Osama bin Laden, urged Muslims to mount suicide attacks against the United States and warned of a U.S. attack on Iraq.
Politics Jan 15 Pres. Bush Calls Affirmative Action Policy Unconstitutional President Bush entered the debate over affirmative action Wednesday, calling a University of Michigan Law School program to encourage minority acceptance in college "fundamentally flawed" and unconstitutional.
Politics Jan 15 Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extension Law The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 1998 law allowing copyright holders and entertainment companies to retain their rights to books, music, movies and other creative materials an additional 20 years.
Politics Jan 01 Supreme Court History "It is relatively easy to describe in one or two sentences the role of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation's system of government," Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in his book, "The Supreme Court."…
Politics Dec 11 Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Virginia Cross-Burning Law The Supreme Court will now decide how far states can go to prevent cross-burning and whether the act legally constitutes intimidation or if it is a form of constitutionally protected speech.
Economy Dec 09 United Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection United Airlines filed for bankruptcy Monday, after high costs and low airfares left the world's second-largest carrier with too much debt and not enough cash.
Economy Dec 05 United Loses Loan Guarantee Bid, Faces Bankruptcy United Airlines' stock fell by two-thirds and its credit rating was downgraded Thursday as the company faced bankruptcy after losing a bid for a government-backed loan guarantee.
World Nov 27 Pres. Bush Appoints Kissinger to Head Sept. 11 Commission President Bush has announced the appointment of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to lead a commission assigned to investigate the Sept. 11 attacks.
Economy Nov 26 Economy Shows Growth, Consumer Confidence Up The U.S. economy grew by a higher-than-expected 4 percent annual rate last quarter and consumer confidence ended its five-month slide, according to new numbers released on Tuesday.