Court looks at military execution details; but justices Scalia and Souter see a flaw in underlying law - could some convicts go free?
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On Jan 9 the US Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the first military death sentence upheld by the military's highest appellate court in more than 30 years. Key questions include whether President Reagan usurped Congress's authority by issuing a list of aggravating factors that qualify convicted murderers for death, and whether the lack of a requirement that the murder be intentional invalidates the murder statute in question. The court seemed reluctant to find such a limitation in presidential powers.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Right investors flock to moot court; suddenly, Con Law needed to forecast telecom market
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The case of SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC led, at the trial court level, to a ruling that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 violated the rights of Bell local-phone monopolies by preventing only them from selling long-distance services without meeting a long checklist of conditions. Whether the local-service sections of that act are unconstitutional has great ramifications for investors.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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