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Republican Health Plan: Members defeated, 176-258, a GOP alternative to HR 3962 that used payments to states as an incentive for them to expand insurance and lower medical costs for their residents.
Potential changes in the 4th Circuit court provoke angst
George Holding, the Republican-appointed U.S. attorney for North Carolina's eastern district, expressed some angst over changes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which includes North Carolina.
Ludwig prosecutor wants judge to reconsider probation sentence
'The public reaction to the sentence imposed mandates a review and reconsideration of this sentence in the interes4 of ensuring communit9 confidence and faith in our judicial process,' Ariail wrote.
NC attorney says prisoners want reworked sentences
North Carolina's chief deputy attorney general says some prisoners have asked formally that their sentences be recalculated following a state Supreme Court decision.
Kaine will not intervene in Elliott execution
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will not intervene in the execution of convicted murder Larry "Bill" Elliott.
Former NC lawmaker asks court to void conviction
Lawyers for a disgraced former North Carolina legislator have gone back to court seeking to overturn his conviction for obstruction of justice.
BlueHippo still misleading customers, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal judge to hold a Maryland company that purports to finance computers for consumers with bad credit in contempt for continuing to make false representations.
Insurance Law, Duplication of personal injury coverage: The Insurance Article does not restrict the ability of health insurers to provide in contracts that health benefits may be secondary to Personal Injury Protection benefits under an automobile insurance policy.
McMaster vows to defend towns' prayers
The day after a federal judge chastised state officials for legislation that would create Christian license plates, S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster released a campaign video offering to defend any government body in the state whose Christian prayers at meetings prompt a lawsuit.
Senate Confirms District Judge Davis To Appeals Court; Reid Pushes Vote On Hamilton
Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST The Senate on Monday voted 72-16 to confirm U.S. District Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, giving Democratic-nominated judges a 6-5 majority on a court that has previously taken conservative ...
One D.C. sniper will die tonight, though the other lives on
With all of his appeals now exhausted and Gov. Tim Kaine refusing to intervene, convicted D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad will be executed at 9:00 p.m. tonight at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarrat, VA.
Senate tips regional appeals court to Democrats
The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.
Archived coverage of the shootings in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.
U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis, shown in his Baltimore office in 2001, was President Obama's first pick to fill one of the five vacancies on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court Declines to Block Execution of Washington Sniper
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to block the execution of John A. Muhammad , the sniper who terrorized the Washington area seven years ago.
DC Sniper makes (final?) appeal to SCOTUS before scheduled execution
As detailed in this Washington Post article and this SCOTUSblog post , lawyers for "sniper John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the terrifying 2002 Washington area shooting spree, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt their client's execution, saying he was paranoid and delusional during his trial." Here is how SCOTUSblog describes the ...
Court Affirms Sentence Of Former Huntersville Teacher 6 min ago
A federal appeals court has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a former North Carolina teacher convicted of taking children out of state to have sex with them.
N.C. judges nominated for federal appeals court
The White House has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill seats on the nation's most conservative federal appeals court.
State Helps Fight Electricity Rate System
A coalition of New England states, energy consumers and a utility urged the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to reject a federal regulatory structure that coalition members said would hold people who already pay the nation's highest electric rates hostage to wholesale rates set by private companies.
A Wynner for federal court of appeals
President Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to vacant seats on the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond.
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