Talk show host accused of threatening three judges gets mistrial

An internet radio talk show host accused of threatening to kill three federal judges had his trial end in mistrial when the jury voted 9 to 3 for acquittal. Prosecutors said they would retry try the man. -DB
Courthouse News Service
December 8, 2009
After the Brooklyn jury deadlocked, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the case [...]

Groups for sealing Tennessee handgun database ask for the records

The Tennessean
November 3, 2009
By Erik Schelzig
Associated Press
Even though Republicans have opposed releasing records of Tennessee handgun permit holders, the state Republican party and a company doing campaign work for the Republicans have both requested the records. Open government advocates are seeking the records to determine if the state is properly denying permits to those not [...]

Supreme Court to hear crucial campaign financing case early this month

The Supreme Court will cut short its summer break to hear rare re-arguments on a case first heard in March that could result in their overturning curbs on corporate spending on political candidates. -DB
The New York Times
August 30, 2009
By Adam Liptak
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court will cut short its summer break in early September to [...]