The National Organization for Marriage argued in a filing to US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that a stay was called for in a trial court decision that now legalizes same-sex marriages in Oregon as the defendants in the case has not presented any defense nor has intended to appeal if an adverse decision was made.
Lawyer Richard Strassberg for defendant former SAC Capital Advisors LP hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma has asked a federal judge to give a reduced sentence to the former trader considering that other defendants had only received jail terms of at least two years, Bloomberg reported.
The Associated Press said the White House had accidentally leaked the name of the Kabul chief of station of the Central Intelligence Agency during President Barack Obama's surprise visit on Saturday.
Richard Martinez, whose son, 20 year-old Christopher died along with five others at a drive-by shooting incident, said that politicians would have tightened gun laws already thanks to similar, earlier incidents like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Reuters said.
