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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-07-07 03:55 PM
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Cases Accepted Friday by High Court
Source: Associated Press

Cases Accepted Friday by High Court

Friday December 7, 2007 8:16 PM

By The Associated Press

Cases that the Supreme Court accepted Friday:

-A bid by two naturalized U.S. citizens to stop American
forces in Baghdad from turning them over to Iraqi authorities.

-The government's appeal of a court ruling involving would-be
Los Angeles airport bomber Ahmed Ressam that the government
says would make terrorism prosecutions harder.

-A lawsuit by a Wal-Mart employee who was denied an
equivalent position after she became disabled.

-Indiana's appeal of a state court ruling that a defendant
judged mentally competent to stand trial also must be allowed
to represent himself.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7135656,00.html
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