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Md. and Va. defense attorneys differ on Supreme Court ruling on Miranda rights
March 17, 2010Defense attorneys in Maryland and Virginia differ on the potential impact of a recent Supreme Court decision that says police can seek to interview a suspect who has invoked his Miranda rights, provided that law enforcement officers release the suspect from custody and wait 14 days.
Court weighs torture suit against Somali ex-leader
March 17, 2010 WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned whether a former prime minister of Somalia can be sued in U.S. courts over claims that he oversaw killings and torture in his home country.
Justices arm themselves with activism in Chicago gun ban case
March 17, 2010It's about to get easier to shoot people in Chicago.
Corrections
March 17, 2010-- A March 1 Style concert review referred to a European piano trio as the Christian Tetzlaff Trio and questioned the choice of that name. The group, however, does not use the name. Wolf Trap hosted the concert and promoted the trio under that name, but the group -- Christian Tetzlaff on violin, Anja Tetzlaff on cello and Lars Vogt on piano -- has no official name.
Supreme Court does more wrangling with gun laws
March 17, 2010The same members of the Supreme Court who ruled two years ago that the Second Amendment provides an individual right to own a firearm seemed ready Tuesday to ensure that state and local gun-control laws do not interfere with it. But a majority also indicated that the states may have "broader interests" in restricting gun ownership than the federal government.
2 water mains break in Va., shut down traffic in Crystal City
March 17, 2010
Chief justice denies stay of District's same-sex marriage law
March 17, 2010Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. denied a last-minute request Tuesday afternoon to stay the District's same-sex marriage law, ruling against opponents of the measure who had wanted to bring it before city voters in a referendum.
Wild pitches from Sen. Bunning
March 17, 2010In his 17 years pitching in the big leagues, Jim Bunning was known for his graceful curveball, his rising slider and his sidearm fastball. Now 78 years old and about to retire from the Senate, the Republican of Kentucky is apparently down to only one pitch: the screwball.
Skilling case latest to test 'honest services'
March 17, 2010Lawyers for former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on Monday gave the Supreme Court a host of reasons it could overturn Skilling's conviction and lengthy prison term, from the "wave of passion" that purportedly poisoned the jury pool in Houston to the vagueness of the charges lodged against him.
High noon for high court on gun-rights case
March 17, 2010 THE SUPREME COURT concluded in 2008 that the Second Amendment protects the individual right of District residents to keep and bear arms. On Tuesday, the justices will consider whether this right extends to the rest of the country.
