Oklahoma to execute man for 2002 killing of infant daughter – The Associated Press – en Español Benjamin Cole, an inmate in Oklahoma, was executed on Thursday morning despite claims that he was severely mentally ill. Attorneys for Cole did not dispute that he killed his infant daughter, but argued that had a growing lesion on his brain that contributed to his mental illness. The state’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 to deny clemency …
U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at separation of church and state – Reuters The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against government officials whose policies and actions were taken to avoid violating the First Amendment prohibition on governmental endorsement of religion. The court’s conservative justices have taken a broad view of religious rights, and the majority appears skeptical of government decision-making premised on secularism, according to Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf. The court ruled …
(InformingNews.com) – After a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that released Bill Cosby from his prison sentence early, appeals to the US Supreme Court began through the Montgomery County district attorney. The highest court in the land just revealed whether it would look at this case. The justices issued no comments, but the ruling puts an end to the saga that began in 2005. Bill Cosby used to be one of America’s favorite dads as the …
(InformingNews.com) – The US Supreme Court has many controversial cases to hear this year. One of the less high-profile, yet incredibly important cases, could redefine the regulatory power of government agencies. Starting February 28, the court began hearing a case that requires the justices to consider if authorization from Congress is necessary for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end fossil fuel use in the United States. In situations questioning agency power, the justices usually …