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Appeal of Congressional Search Denied: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the government's appeal of last year's DC Circuit holding regarding a search of the Congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La). A story by LA Times reporter David Savage discusses the lower court ruling in U.S. v. Rayburn Office Building and the effect of the high court's refusal to reconsider it. Jefferson is facing prosecution in Virginia on bribery charges. Death Row Appeals by seven Mexican-born inmates in Texas were rejected by the Supreme Court yesterday. The condemned murderers had raised international rights claims which were addressed in last week's Medellin decision. A story by Houston Chronicle reporter Bennett Roth reports that fourteen Mexican nationals are currently awaiting execution in Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on April 01, 2008 (boomark / email).