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Capital punishment: How one mother has battled to save the life of the man who killed her daughter

How one mother’s battle to save the life of the man who killed her daughter has focused attention again on the case for capital punishment. By Emily Bazeion

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Texas abortion law struck down by Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court handed a victory to abortion rights advocates, striking down a Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion doctors and facilities that its critics contended were specifically designed to shut down clinics.

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Drug clear for use in death penalty

The US Supreme Court has upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal-injection executions, even as two dissenting justices said for the first time they think it is “highly likely” that the death penalty itself is unconstitutional.

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Gay-marriage supporters celebrate US court victories

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Top court backs 'Obamacare' reform

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All-American state dinner for Chinese leader

Ted Kennedy 'the greatest': Obama

US President Barack Obama said today that the US had lost "the greatest United States senator of our time".

Wed, 26 Aug, 2009

US Supreme Court throws out three death sentences

The US Supreme Court threw out death sentences for three killers in the state of Texas today because of problems with instructions given to jurors who were deciding between life in prison and death.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2007

Supreme Court throws out $80m smoking case

THE US Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million (€60.5m) punitive damages award to a smoker’s widow yesterday, a boom to businesses seeking stricter limits on big-dollar jury verdicts.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2007

Ex-Playmate fights for husband’s fortune in top court

WITH an oil fortune on the line, former stripper Anna Nicole Smith encountered a sympathetic audience at the US Supreme Court yesterday.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2006

US Supreme Court upholds assisted suicide law

The US Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law today, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2006

US to execute 76-year-old

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a 76-year-old convicted killer who argued that he was too old and feeble to be executed.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2006

US students in Bush protest

More than 200 Americans studying in Britain have signed an open letter accusing US President George W. Bush of endangering the security of American nationals abroad through his unpopular foreign policies.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2004

Top US court strikes down gay sex ban as unconstitutional

THE US Supreme Court struck down a ban on gay sex yesterday, ruling that the law was an unconstitutional violation of privacy.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2003

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