Supreme Court Won't Hear Jewell's Appeal

By: Gina Holland, Associated Press Writer (AP) The Supreme Court dealt losses Monday to convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, imprisoned Dr. Jack Kevorkian, former Olympic security guard Richard Jewell, and Frank Sinatra Jr.

Their cases were among more than a thousand that justices refused to consider as they returned to work after a three-month break. The court only hears arguments in 80 or so cases each year -- about 1% of the cases that make it to the high court.

The Supreme Court declined to review the case of Jewell, who argued that he was libeled by a newspaper which reported that he was a suspect in the 1996 bombing at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Georgia courts sided with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Jewell found the knapsack that held a bomb that exploded on July 27, 1996, killing one woman and injuring 111 people. He went from hero to suspect, but was later cleared by the Justice Department.

The case is Jewell v. Cox Enterprises, 01-1627.