Congress set to override China student bill veto
Congress weighs immediate override of President Bush veto on a bill allowing about 32,000 Chinese students to extend their stays to avoid persecution after Beijing martial law. House action possible Thursday with Senate soon after. Rep. Nancy Pelosi argues the move reflects US leadership on democracy amid election year tensions.
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Supreme Court split over juror race ruling in Holland case
The high court upheld an all white jury in Daniel Holland’s 85 year rape kidnapping and robbery conviction while showing a possible path to challenge race based juror exclusions under the 14th Amendment Justice Kennedy signaled potential merit in an Equal Protection challenge but did not decide it The decision follows 1986 limits on using peremptory challenges while leaving unresolved whether cross racial juror exclusion violates the defendant’s rights under the 14th Amendment
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