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court refuses to block execution of Troy Davis
(AP Photo/Stephen Morton) Source: AP "The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice (Clarence) Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied," the court said after deliberations delayed the execution by more than
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:08P
Meet Millie: On the Way to Becoming the World's Oldest Elder Blogger
A Spanish grandmother from Galicia dubbed herself "the world's oldest blogger" when she began blogging at the age of 95. In one of her last posts after 880 days of blogging, she wrote, "When I'm on the Internet, I forget about my illness.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:08P
Judge tosses suit to end election monitoring
According to a list on the Justice Department Web site, Section 5 currently applies to the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It also covers certain counties in California, Florida,
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:08P
Cheyenne woman wins case against insurance company
She had health care coverage with Great West Healthcare through her husband's employment with the city of Cheyenne. Great West Healthcare authorized the surgery after determining it was medically necessary, the Supreme Court majority opinion said.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
Cheyenne woman wins case against insurance company
She had health care coverage with Great West Healthcare through her husband's employment with the city of Cheyenne. Great West Healthcare authorized the surgery after determining it was medically necessary, the Supreme Court majority opinion said.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
Arturo Gatti's widow needs more time to negotiate with family: lawyers
Lawyers had sounded optimistic that an agreement in principle between Gatti's widow, Amanda Rodrigues, and his family could be hammered as early as Wednesday. MONTREAL - The widow of world
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
High court refuses to block Troy Davis execution
Davis' best chance may have come last year, in a hearing ordered by the US Supreme Court. It was the first time in 50 years that justices had considered a request to grant a new trial for a death row inmate. The high court set a tough standard for
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
High court refuses to block Troy Davis execution
Davis' best chance may have come last year, in a hearing ordered by the US Supreme Court. It was the first time in 50 years that justices had considered a request to grant a new trial for a death row inmate. The high court set a tough standard for
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
HC seeks reply as salaries not paid
A single bench of the court presided by Justice Mridula Mishra passed the order on a petition filed by Upendra Narayan and others. Petitioner's counsel Amresh Kumar Singh said that the court took strong exception to the matter as despite its earlier
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P
HC directs setting up of tribunal for sharing Sone water
PATNA: A division bench of the Patna High Court (HC), comprising Justice SK Katriar and Justice A Amanullah, on Wednesday issued a directive to the Union government to set up a tribunal to decide sharing of Sone waters. Earlier on Tuesday, the court
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:07P