Law & Society

An Appeals Court has dismissed an application by Brian Meehan to have his conviction for Veronica Guerin's murder declared a miscarriage of justice.

The U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled that Christopher Cornell, 22 , is competent to stand on a court trial. Cornell was arrested for plotting an attack to the US Capitol building, attempted murder of government officials and other charges.

A Utah ski resort can hold onto its status as one of the last in the country to ban snowboarders on its slopes, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday.