Supreme Court Roundup
The Supreme Court stuck with the status quo in its two highest-profile cases Monday, upholding Megan's Law -- and refusing to shield the FBI from yet another public-relations disaster.
Nine FBI and U.S. Marshal employees involved in the 1992 siege at Ruby Ridge remain open to a civil lawsuit by Kevin Harris, who was wounded in the standoff, the court ruled in rejecting the agents' appeal. In other rulings, the court:
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