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Appeals court reverses lower-court ruling on provisional ballots in Michigan 10/26/2004, 5:55 p.m. ET By DAVID EGGERT The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that provisional ballots cast outside the precinct where a voter resides cannot be counted in Michigan. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that said provisional ballots should be counted as long as they're cast in the right city, township or village. Provisional ballots — required in all states for the first time this year — are used when voters say they are properly registered...

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jeb Bush's request that an independent guardian continue working in the interests of a severely brain-damaged woman at the center of a right-to-die case. Chief Judge David Demers ruled that he would not reappoint a guardian to the case, citing pending litigation over the constitutionality of the law that called for the guardian for Terri Schiavo. "Terri Schiavo yet again has been denied an independent voice in the proceedings that may very well determine the outcome of her life," the governor's office said in a statement. Florida courts repeatedly have said...

Black Network Files Complaint Against NAACP Attorney Unethical Influence in Shaping Constitutional Cases Charged For Release: December 4, 2003 Contact: David Almasi at 202/371-1400 x106 The African-American leadership network Project 21 is asking the Virginia State Bar to investigate NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc president and director-counsel Elaine R. Jones. "Obstructionism is the order of the day in the Senate," said Project 21 member Gregory Parker of New Braunfels, Texas. "Now we know that this judicial obstructionism is part of a carefully orchestrated plan by a few senators and left-wing special interest groups." The complaint, to be filed...

Watch Fox News Channel. O' Reilly is featuring Terri Schiavo's story. Repeat after Greta's show tonight.

<p>WASHINGTON -- What began as an internal dispute over scheduling in an appeals court that covers four states has swelled into a national controversy -- with Congress launching an inquiry and one group demanding the chief judge's impeachment.</p> <p>The storm over the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one step below the Supreme Court, is part of a growing fight between the courts and Congress.</p>

The U.S. Senate just confirmed Jeffrey Sutton to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals 52-41. Tom Harkin was bitterly opposed to the nomination.