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Sunday July 3, 2005

O'Connor Taking Swing Vote Into Retirement

The Supreme Court After O'Connor

July 3, 2005 • Liane Hansen speaks with legal adviser Mimi Wesson about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The court may change quite a bit without O'Connor's frequent swing vote.

The Supreme Court After O'Connor

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Sunday February 13, 2005

National

Jailed Cleric's Lawyer Guilty

February 13, 2005 • Guest Host Sheilah Kast speaks with Mimi Wesson, a professor at the University of Colorado School of law, about the implications of the conviction last week of Lynne Stewart, a lawyer who allegedly facilitated communication between her client, Sheik Oman Abdel Rahman, and his followers.

Jailed Cleric's Lawyer Guilty

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Sunday October 10, 2004

Law

Sentencing Guidelines: A Response

October 10, 2004 • Last week, Weekend Edition legal commentator Mimi Wesson discussed a Supreme Court case that might end the federal sentencing guidelines. Listener Eric Vos, an assistant federal defender in Pennsylvania, offers this response.

Sentencing Guidelines: A Response

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Sunday October 3, 2004

Law

Supreme Court Back to Work

October 3, 2004 • The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday and is expected to rule on a slate of controversial and far-reaching criminal court issues. On the docket are federal sentencing guidelines and the juvenile death penalty, and also the legality of medical marijuana. Hear NPR's Sheila Kast and Mimi Wesson, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.

Supreme Court Back to Work

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Sunday July 4, 2004

Law

Supreme Court Ends Session

July 4, 2004 • The Supreme Court finishes its 2003-2004 judicial docket. In the past week, the court issued a flurry of decisions, including clarifications of the legal status of detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base and elsewhere. Hear Mimi Wesson, law professor at the University of Colorado and NPR's Liane Hansen.

Supreme Court Ends Session

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Sunday April 4, 2004

Weekend Edition Sunday

High-Profile Trials, from Tyco to Bryant

April 4, 2004 • NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with University of Colorado law professor Mimi Wesson about a number of court cases drawing national attention this past week, including the Tyco mistrial, the Kobe Bryant rape case, and the Hague's ordering a review of 51 U.S. death penalty cases.

High-Profile Trials, from Tyco to Bryant

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Sunday August 3, 2003

Weekend Edition Sunday

Legal Issues in the News

August 3, 2003 • Host Liane Hansen speaks with Weekend Edition legal analyst Mimi Wesson about the Colorado judge in the Kobe Bryant rape case who is threatening to bar certain journalists from the courtroom; the federal judge considering dropping charges against Sept. 11 suspect Zacharias Moussaui; and the diplomatic morass developing around the proposed military tribunals in Guantanamo, Cuba.

Legal Issues in the News

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Sunday June 29, 2003

National

Time Needed to Gauge Impact of High Court Rulings

June 29, 2003 • Legal scholars agree recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action and gay sex are major landmarks. But the full effect of the decisions awaits the test of time. Meanwhile, President Bush anticipates the potential resignation of key justices. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Weekend Edition legal adviser Mimi Wesson.

Time Needed to Gauge Impact of High Court Rulings

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Sunday January 12, 2003

National

All Spared on Ill. Death Row

January 12, 2003 • Illinois Gov. George Ryan commutes death sentences for all of the state's death-row inmates, calling the state's capital punishment system "arbitrary, capricious and therefore immoral." NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Mimi Wesson of the University of Colorado School of Law.

All Spared on Ill. Death Row

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Sunday October 6, 2002

Weekend Edition Sunday

Supreme Court

October 6, 2002 • Host Liane Hansen speaks with legal commentator Mimi Wesson about some of the cases facing the Supreme Court when it begins its term on Monday.

Supreme Court

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