Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case

The court instructed an appeals court to reconsider whether lurid evidence tainted the trial of Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row.

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'Split-second decision': Supreme Court returns to the question of police killings

It took just seconds for a routine traffic stop on a Texas highway to escalate into a fatal shooting that left 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes bleeding to death in the driver’s seat.
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Supreme Court revives death row inmate's case over trial showcasing 'sex life'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Oklahoma woman on death row who argued that extensive evidence about her “sex life” rendered her trial unfair, kicking her case back to a lower court for ...
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Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Avoid Sentencing in Hush-Money Case

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Watch Trump's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling on his "hush money" case

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Supreme Court won't stop Trump sentencing in "hush money" criminal case

President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.
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Supreme Court will not stop Trump's New York "hush money" case sentencing

The Supreme Court denied President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to halt his sentencing in New York's criminal "hush money" case. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins "The Daily Report" ...
CBS News - Jan. 9
Trump appeals to Supreme Court to delay sentencing in hush money case

President-elect Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to put off sentencing scheduled for Friday on his conviction for falsifying business records in the New York hush money case. And the ...
NBC News - Jan. 8
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Sentencing in N.Y. Hush-Money Case

Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect’s request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday’s scheduled sentencing.
The New York Times - Jan. 8
Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in "hush money" case

Trump's lawyers argued that the justices should step in and pause his sentencing "to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the presidency."
CBS News - Jan. 8

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