Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution
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Missouri inmate's lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before his planned execution
Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial25 minutes ago -
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Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing expert testimony to dive deeper into the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.27 minutes ago -
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Senators battle over fallout of Supreme Court Trump immunity decision
Senate Judiciary lawmakers on Tuesday foresaw vastly different scenarios for how the Supreme Court’s decision granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution will shape the future of the ...52 minutes ago - Donald Trump -
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Marcellus Williams execution set to happen in Missouri
Marcellus William is facing execution in Missouri Tuesday after the state's Supreme Court and the state's governor both rejected pleas to halt the procedure. Williams has asserted his innocence, ...5 hours ago -
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Trump praises his Supreme Court appointees for overturning Roe v. Wade
Former President Donald Trump praised the members of the Supreme Court that he appointed for overturning Roe v. Wade. CBS News campaign reporter Libby Cathey has more on Trump's messaging for women ...5 hours ago - Donald Trump -
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Watch live: Senate Judiciary holds hearing on Supreme Court immunity ruling
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday morning focused on potential risks following the Supreme Court's unprecedented decision earlier this year that determined core ...5 hours ago -
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Questions surround death row inmate amid scheduled execution
Missouri plans to execute death row prisoner Marcellus Williams on Tuesday. He was convicted of murdering a newspaper reporter in 1998, which he has always denied. But state's governor has said he ...6 hours ago -
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Missouri man set to be executed after pleas to governor and state Supreme Court rejected
Missouri is set to execute a death row inmate Tuesday night after two efforts to save his life failed.10 hours ago -
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Trump seeks to derail major court filing by federal prosecutors in election interference case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are pushing back against efforts by federal prosecutors to streamline arguments and potential appeals in his 2020 election interference case, arguing they ...18 hours ago - Donald Trump -
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Marcellus Williams' execution set to proceed, Missouri Supreme Court rules
Lawyers for Marcellus Williams, who maintains his innocence, argued Monday the execution should be halted over the exclusion of a potential Black juror.20 hours ago -
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Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's main prison to ease overcrowding
Congo's minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country's largest prison as part of an effort to thin out Congo's overcrowded prisons20 hours ago -
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RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore his name on New York's ballot
The independent presidential candidate ended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.Yesterday - New York -
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RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore him on New York ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention to restore his name on New York’s presidential ballot. Lower courts excluded the former independent candidate from the ...Yesterday - New York -
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Defense Lawyers Scramble to Halt Marcellus Williams’s Execution in Missouri
A hearing on Monday in the state’s Supreme Court could determine whether Marcellus Williams is executed on Tuesday for a 1998 murder conviction.Yesterday -
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Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help
In June, the court tried to explain its new history-based approach to the Second Amendment. But judges said the latest decision “offered little instruction or clarity.”Yesterday -
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Lina Khan: From FTC commissioner to chair in hours
Hours after the Senate confirmed Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission, President Biden named her FTC Chair at just 32 years old: "My arrival represented a lot of change."Yesterday -
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Congo Releases More Than 700 Inmates After a Deadly Stampede
At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem.2 days ago -
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"48 Hours" show schedule: A summer of crime time double features
True crime. Real justice. To miss it would be a crime.2 days ago -
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Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons2 days ago -
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Arizona Supreme Court rules nearly 100K can receive full ballots without citizenship proof
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Friday that nearly 100,000 residents can receive full ballots without citizenship proof, swiftly resolving a clerical blunder that questioned whether they could ...3 days ago -
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The supreme crisis of Chief Justice John Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts is facing a scandal after the New York Times published leaked confidential information from the Supreme Court, which could only have come from one of the nine members of ...3 days ago -
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Arizona Supreme Court grants nearly 100,000 voters ballot access
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 voters whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed will be allowed to vote in state and local races. Their registration ...3 days ago -
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Arizona Supreme Court decides nearly 100,000 voters will get full ballot access after clerical error
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that roughly 98,000 Arizonans whose voter registration status was in limbo will be able to participate in the full ballot in November.3 days ago -
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South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years
Freddie Owens, convicted of murdering shop worker Irene Graves in 1997, dies by lethal injection.3 days ago -
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Arizona Supreme Court rules those affected by database error can still vote
The court's decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot.3 days ago -
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South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens executed by lethal injection
South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause.3 days ago -
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Fayed was 'a monster enabled by Harrods', says accusers' lawyer
Lawyers representing victims say the store should "take responsibility" after sexual abuse allegations emerge.3 days ago -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule on whether RFK Jr. will stay on ballot
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has agreed to rule on whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stay on the ballot after the independent candidate-turned-Trump backed filed a Sept. 3 lawsuit seeking to ...3 days ago -
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Supreme Court won't let Green Party candidate Jill Stein on Nevada ballot
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to put Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the Nevada general election ballot.4 days ago -
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Supreme Court declines to reinstate Jill Stein on Nevada’s ballot
The Supreme Court rejected the Nevada Green Party’s request for an emergency order putting its candidate, Jill Stein, on the presidential ballot in the key swing state. Without any noted dissents, ...4 days ago -
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Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to appear on Nevada presidential ballot
The Supreme Court rejected Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s last-ditch request to be included on the ballot in Nevada, a key swing state.4 days ago -
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The supremely partisan court of Chief Justice Roberts
The Supreme Court has become a political clubhouse, consumed with optics, log-rolling and media leaks.4 days ago -
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Trafigura set to name Richard Holtum as chief executive
Trading house to announce as early as next week that head of gas, power and renewables will succeed Jeremy Weir4 days ago -
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Python squeezes Thai woman for two hours in her kitchen
Warning: Images may be disturbing to some viewers. A 13-to-16-foot-long python wrapped itself around a 64-year-old woman in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday night until a neighbor walked by. The woman ...4 days ago -