David G. Savage

Recent stories written by David G. Savage

Protected speech (1/22/2010)

WASHINGTON – Overturning a century-old restriction, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that corporations may spend as much as they want to sway voters in federal elections.

Justices hear case on keeping sex offenders behind bars (1/13/2010)

WASHINGTON – A group of dangerous sex criminals who took their case before the Supreme Court Tuesday had one clear champion: Justice Antonin Scalia.

Blackwater guards' charges dismissed (1/1/2010)

WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Washington on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians in an incident that strained U.S.-Iraq relations and sparked an outcry over the military's use of private contractors.

High court could rule on worker privacy (12/14/2009)

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is expected to decide as soon as today whether to hear an appeal of a case in which employees won a constitutional right to privacy in their text messages, even when the messages were sexually explicit comments to co-workers.

High court tosses vet's death sentence (12/1/2009)

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a death sentence for a decorated Korean War veteran, ruling for the first time that combat stress must be considered by a jury before it hands down the harshest punishment.