Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state

Oct. 11, 2008

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters....

Ruling could delay executions in Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A California appeals court ruled Friday that the state did not allow proper public review when it revised its execution protocol.

Court cancels an Alaskan drilling permit

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. appellate court canceled a Royal Dutch Shell permit to drill for Alaskan oil, citing an agency's failure to conduct an environmental review.

Short reprieve in slavery case

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A New York man convicted with his wife of enslaving two immigrant servants has been allowed to remain free for two months longer.

Appeals court stays Davis execution

ATLANTA, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in Atlanta Friday stayed the execution of convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis, scheduled to die Monday by lethal injection.

Blackwater suit remains in arbitration

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court has refused to move suits by the families of four Blackwater contractors killed in Iraq to court, shielding the company from exposure.

Federal judge may resign amid sex probe

DENVER, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. District Court judge in Denver is considering resigning amid allegations he spent thousands of dollars on strippers and an escort service, sources said.

Ohio takes voter ruling to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Ohio attorney general filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court decision that could challenge voters at the polls.

Judge votes against anti-abortion student

DETROIT, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in Detroit has ruled that a school didn't violate a student's rights by stopping him from distributing anti-abortion rights pamphlets.

Court postpones White House testimony

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in Washington Monday agreed to a delay in the testimony of White House aides in a probe of the firing of nine U.S. attorneys.

Supreme Court to hear Superfund cases

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases that could put new limits on claims against companies for cleaning up federal Superfund sites.

Judge orders release of detainee photos

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. government must release 20 pictures of U.S. soldiers and detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, a federal appeals court ruled.

No patdowns at Tampa Bay NFL games

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Florida civics teacher Gordon Johnson has scored a partial victory in his fight to block patdowns of fans at home games of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Court sides with husband in coma sex case

PORTAGE, Wis., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin appeals court says a man charged with allegedly having sex with his comatose wife in a nursing home had the right to an expectation of privacy.

Texas court stays Hood execution

DALLAS, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A Texas appeals court has stayed the execution of condemned killer Charles Dean Hood whose trial judge and prosecutor have admitted having an affair.

Appeals court: Wecht can be retried

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a prominent Pennsylvania pathologist can be retried on charges that he used his office as coroner for personal gain.