Category: Declines

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Georgia Death-Penalty Appeal

By Bill Rankin From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider Georgia’s standard that lawyers contend makes it all but impossible for intellectually disabled capital defendants to prove they are intellectually disabled. Georgia is the nation’s only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to clear the highest legal…


US Manufacturing Output Declines in September

WASHINGTON—Production at U.S. factories unexpectedly fell in September as motor vehicle output slumped amid an ongoing global shortage of semiconductors. Manufacturing output dropped 0.7 percent last month, the Federal Reserve said on Monday. Data for August was revised down to show production falling 0.4 percent instead of rising 0.2 percent as previously reported. Economists polled…


Chip Shortages, Hurricane Ida Depress US Manufacturing Production

WASHINGTON—Production at U.S. factories fell by the most in seven months in September as an ongoing global shortage of semiconductors depressed motor vehicle output, further evidence that supply constraints were hampering economic growth. Manufacturing production last month was also depressed by the lingering effects of Hurricane Ida, which also severely disrupted output at mines. The…