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Court bars use of victim's prior statements at murder trial
July 3, 2008WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a convicted killer deserves a new trial because jurors heard testimony that should have been excluded. His ex-girlfriend made the statements shortly before he killed her.
The Party With the Race Problem
July 3, 2008In his June 24 op-ed column, "Race in the Sunlight," Eugene Robinson wrote that "the Republican Party has a problematic history on race."
What Bugs Me
July 3, 2008 Mr. Stokes, meet Mr. Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald, meet Mr. Stokes.
Ex-IRS Employee Could Plead Guilty
July 3, 2008A former IRS manager charged in the D.C. tax scandal is due to appear in federal court today amid signs that a plea deal is near.
VIRGINIA BRIEFING
July 3, 2008
Stuart S. Smith; Journalist, Justice Department Officer
July 3, 2008Stuart S. Smith, 78, a former journalist who became a Justice Department public information officer and a union chapter president, died June 18 at Suburban Hospital. He had multiple myeloma.
Justices Rule on Exxon Valdez, Rape Death Penalty
July 3, 2008 Tom Goldstein, a partner at Washington law firm Akin Gump and the founder of Scotusblog, was online Wednesday, June 25 at 3 p.m. ET to discuss the court's rulings today, the most notable of which were about death penalty sentences for child rape and the size of the damages awarded in the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Justices restrict Indian courts' jurisdiction
July 3, 2008WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday restricted the ability of Indian courts to hear lawsuits involving non-tribal members.
D.C.'s Handgun Ban Hits Unintended Targets
July 3, 2008Allan Lucas discovered his passion nearly four decades ago, in the Marine Corps. Assigned to target practice at the range, he suddenly realized that everyone else had stopped shooting their M-14s. "It gets real quiet and I'm the only one shooting, and the general and the corporal are watching me," Lucas remembers. "I'm building a little circle of holes around the bull's-eye."
Activists Offer a Taste of Guantanamo Prison
July 3, 2008To the long list of tourist attractions on the Mall -- the museums, monuments and vistas -- human rights advocates added their own Kodak moment yesterday: a replica of a Guantanamo prison cell.
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