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:
Supreme Court Roundup
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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.
Rejected a Clinton administration appeal in a free-speech case, overruling a federal ban on television and radio advertising for state-licensed gambling casinos.
Dismissed NBA player Vernon Maxwell's request that his 1995 marijuana conviction be dismissed. Maxwell had argued that his guilty plea was invalid because he had not received adequate legal help.