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Monday, May 19, 2008
By Lee Ross
WASHINGTON — So far in the 2007-2008 Supreme Court term the justices have heard oral arguments for 70 cases and returned opinions in 37 of them. One case was dismissed. Below is a quick look at those cases and how the high court ruled. The court is not scheduled to hear arguments for the rest of the term, which ends June 23.
#38) United States v. Ressam (decided May 19, 2008)
Justice John Paul Stevens authored the 8-1 opinion of the court in favor of the government. This is the case of the Millennium Bomber versus the U.S. attorney general, and the victory goes to AG Michael Mukasey, who was making his first and likely only appearance before the high court. Convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam sought a sentencing reduction for his conviction in plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport in December 1999. At issue was very technical language about one of the counts in conviction, language that Justice Stevens declared need not result in the consultation of "dictionary definitions" to reach a ruling in favor of the government.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
By Lee Ross
WASHINGTON — So far in the 2007-2008 Supreme Court term the justices have heard oral arguments for 70 cases and returned opinions in 37 of them. One case was dismissed. Below is a quick look at those cases and how the high court ruled. The court is not scheduled to hear arguments for the rest of the term, which ends June 23.
#38) United States v. Ressam (decided May 19, 2008)
Justice John Paul Stevens authored the 8-1 opinion of the court in favor of the government. This is the case of the Millennium Bomber versus the U.S. attorney general, and the victory goes to AG Michael Mukasey, who was making his first and likely only appearance before the high court. Convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam sought a sentencing reduction for his conviction in plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport in December 1999. At issue was very technical language about one of the counts in conviction, language that Justice Stevens declared need not result in the consultation of "dictionary definitions" to reach a ruling in favor of the government.
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