PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a man’s second-degree murder conviction but threw out another conviction based on the first while ruling that the murder isn’t always a crime of violence under federal law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel’s 2-1 ruling Monday said Randly Begay couldn’t […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Arizona case challenging a law that gives preference to American Indians in adoptions of Native children. The order this week leaves in place a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from a Phoenix-based, right-leaning think tank. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A law professor at Brigham Young University is headed to the Supreme Court. The university announced Wednesday that first-year faculty member Stephanie Barclay will clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch during the 2021 term. The 31-year-old Barclay says she is “excited and humbled” to work for Gorsuch. […]
