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High Court Rules for Texas Inmate Who Wants DNA Testing

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to a death row inmate in Texas who wants to test crime-scene evidence that he says may show he is innocent. The court's narrow, 6-3 ruling means that Hank Skinner, who was about an hour away from execution when the Supreme Court intervened last year, will...

Supreme Court Sides With Westboro Baptist Church; Twitter Reluctantly Agrees

Who ever said that free speech would be easy? Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, a small group, made up mostly of members of the Phelps family, that stages protests at military funerals (and other places). The case, Snyder v. Phelps, was filed by the father of a...

Clarence Thomas' Wife to Anita Hill: Apologize

(Oct. 19) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was narrowly appointed to the bench almost 19 years ago after a notoriously bitter confirmation process in which he was accused, but never found guilty, of sexual harassment by a former colleague named Anita Hill. His wife, Virginia Thomas, has never quite gotten past...

Might Absurd Premise of 'Outlaw' Have Doomed It?

(Oct. 12) -- NBC announced Monday that it is canceling its new drama "Outlaw" and will move the remaining four episodes from Friday to Saturday night. Besides low ratings, what gives? Starring Jimmy Smits, best known for "L.A. Law" though he had a nice turn on "Dexter" not long ago, the drama lagged in the ratings. Might...

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