Legal
States Struggle With National Sex Offender Law
Most states are continuing to voice their objections to what the federal law expects of them. It is expected that states will continue to press Congress for more discretion about which offenders to place on the three-tiered national registry, and for how long.
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a bill last month making Pennsylvania the 16th state to comply with the federal act aimed a… more »
Jurors on the Internet: a dilemma for courts
This month the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a guilty verdict in a capital murder case because a juror was tweeting about it while the case was being heard. A few days earlier, a California juror was dismissed after the court discovered she had posted extensively about the case and about the other jurors on her Facebook page. more »
Shop at the Supreme Court
The cookbook in honor of Martin Ginsburg, the late spouse of Justice Ruth Ginsburg, Chef Supreme, led us to the Court's Historical Society site. It also features court-inspired jewelry, watches and games more »
The 18-Minute Gap, Wiretaps and Cash: Nixon's Grand Jury Testimony Released
26 files have been released from the Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force collection including segments of five transcripts of White House taped conversations from 1971 and 1973. more »
