New York State senator Hiram Monserrate waives to the gathered crowd following his press conference in front of Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. View Photo »
New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate speaks to the media in front of Queens Supreme court following his sentencing, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. View Photo »
Karla Giraldo, girlfriend of New York State senator Hiram Monserratte enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate has been sentenced to three years probation for dragging Giraldo girlfriend through his apartment building lobby. View Photo »
Karla Giraldo, girlfriend of New York State senator Hiram Monserratte enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. View Photo »
New York State Sen. Hiram Monserratte, center, enters Queens Supreme court with his attorney Joe Tacopina, left, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Sentencing is scheduled Friday following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo. View Photo »
New York State senator Hiram Monserratte, left, enters Queens Supreme court, with his attorney Joe Tacopina, left, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. View Photo »
New York State senator Hiram Monserratte, center, enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Sentencing is scheduled Friday following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo. View Photo »
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private beach sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A sign points out what rights the owners of beachside property have to the beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. View Photo »
GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private beach sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. View Photo »
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. View Photo »
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. View Photo »
GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. View Photo »
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) takes her seat for her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), on Capitol Hill in Washington July 13, 2009. View Photo »
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama winks as he introduces new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington August 12, 2009. View Photo »
Yong Yun Leong, 24, left, and his brother Yong Yun Chung, 23, exit the Singapore Supreme Court after a High Court judge granted their brother, Yong Vui Kong, a stay of execution, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009, in Singapore. View Photo »