Read more John Paul Stevens stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13400/john-paul-stevens.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:52:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73643/supreme-court-wont-spare-beltway-sniper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from John Allen Muhammad, also known as the Beltway sniper, clearing the way for his execution tomorrow. Muhammad’s lawyers said he needed more time to prepare his appeals. Although justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor questioned Virginia law for not affording convicts a...http://www.newser.com/story/73643/supreme-court-wont-spare-beltway-sniper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72174/americas-most-powerful-octogenarians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetirement? Bah! Slate’s annual 80 for 80 list ranks America’s mightiest octogenarians, giving extra credit for post-80 achievements, and “being really, really old.” The top: Thomas Monson (82): As the head of the Mormon church, 13 million people think he’s a prophet “in the same way they view Abraham, Moses,...http://www.newser.com/story/72174/americas-most-powerful-octogenarians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 16:25:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71982/justice-stevens-hints-hell-retire-this-term.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Paul Stevens, the senior justice on the Supreme Court and the bench's liberal lion, says he gave serious thought to retiring—in the late 1980s, when he was 65 years old. Instead, while younger colleagues have packed their bags, Stevens has become the court's master tactician, cobbling together narrow...http://www.newser.com/story/71982/justice-stevens-hints-hell-retire-this-term.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 6:01:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71085/justices-cite-free-speech-in-animal-abuse-videos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court seems likely to back an appellate court ruling that said depictions of animal cruelty are protected as free speech by the First Amendment. In arguments today, the justices considered the case of a man convicted of selling dogfighting videos under a 1999 law that equates videos of...http://www.newser.com/story/71085/justices-cite-free-speech-in-animal-abuse-videos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68481/stevens-exit-would-break-court-tradition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSupreme Court justices have traditionally waited to retire until a member of the same party that nominated them held the presidency, writes Kate Klonick for True/Slant. The custom has prevailed even when the justice’s ideology drifted away from that party. But if the rumors about John Paul Stevens’ imminent retirement...http://www.newser.com/story/68481/stevens-exit-would-break-court-tradition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 14:11:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68431/justice-stevens-may-be-getting-ready-to-retire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSupreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired only one law clerk for the upcoming legal season, generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year and give President Obama the chance to fill a second seat on the court. Justice David Souter, who was replaced...http://www.newser.com/story/68431/justice-stevens-may-be-getting-ready-to-retire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 9:38:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67199/court-tests-limit-on-death-penalty-appeals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court’s ruling that Troy Davis deserves a new hearing raises questions about how far the legal system is willing to go to make sure an executed man is actually guilty, writes David Von Drehle for Time . Under a 1996 law limiting death-penalty appeals, Davis is out of options....http://www.newser.com/story/67199/court-tests-limit-on-death-penalty-appeals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67113/ga-death-row-inmate-wins-new-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court says condemned inmate Troy Davis should get another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia executes him. The high court today ordered a federal judge in Georgia to determine whether there is evidence that proves Davis did not kill a police officer in 1991....http://www.newser.com/story/67113/ga-death-row-inmate-wins-new-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62823/strip-search-of-middle-school-student-illegal-supremes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Arizona middle school's strip search of a teenage girl accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen was illegal, the Supreme Court ruled today. School officials violated the law with their search of Savana Redding, the justices said in an 8-1 ruling. Redding, who now attends college, was 13 when school officials...http://www.newser.com/story/62823/strip-search-of-middle-school-student-illegal-supremes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 10:13:45 CDT