Supreme court News
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The United States Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a black Texas prisoner on Wednesday, citing racist testimony presented by his own legal defense team during his sentencing hearing.
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The White House said on Friday it would not immediately appeal a federal appeals court ruling blocking President Donald Trump's executive order banning citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States.
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Spectators gasped Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a gun ownership case and Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions aloud for the first time in 10 years.
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College graduates have a severe lack of knowledge about American history, according to a recent survey, which shows that nearly 10 percent think that "Judge Judy" Sheindlin is a member of the Supreme Court.
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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has raised eyebrows and ire by comparing gays to child molesters in a lecture to Georgetown University law students.
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The downturn turned us into bargain bloodhounds. Maybe this is the beginning of the end of department stores and malls as we know them.
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The US Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Texas state trooper who was sued after he shot and killed a fleeing suspect during a high speed chase, a decision that will make it more difficult to sue police who use deadly force during pursuits.
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An investigation is being conducted into whether the owners of Hobby Lobby smuggled stolen artifacts for their planned Museum of the Bible.
As many as 300 small clay tablets were headed to Hobby Lobby headquarters in Oklahoma city from Israel in 2011.
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It's been two months since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and declared it a constitutionally protected civil right, and now, attorneys general and governors who battled against it are receiving a pricey thank-you note for their loss.
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The Supreme Court of the U.S. ruled six-to-three in favor of upholding Obamacare in the King v. Burwell case. Today's ruling means federal healthcare subsidies are upheld for more than 6 million Americans.
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Arch-conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas joined his liberal colleagues in a rejecting a claim that Texas violated the First Amendment by refusing to allow license plates emblazoned with the pro-slavery Confederate flag.
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A long standing post-World War II program allowing the government to seize portions of raisin farmers' crops is being called into question in the Supreme Court. In hearings so far, several justices have been highly critical of the program.
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On Monday, 23 March, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a free-speech challenge to the decision by the state of Texas to refuse a proposal by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) for state-issued license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag.
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Over 80 percent of Canadians support the idea of physician-assisted death in the event of terminal and painful disease in a mentally competent person.
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In a narrow ruling, The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld warrantless searches of suspects' cell phones by police officers.
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The US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a closely watched case testing the limits of free speech on social media.
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A federal appeals court decision to uphold same-sex marriage bans in four U.S. states has opened the door for the issue of gay marriage to be decided by the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Air Canada does not have to pay an Ottawa couple that filed suit against the airline because they couldn't be served in their preferred tongue.
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With federal courts knocking down same-sex marriage bans in Arizona and Alaska, the practice is now legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Appeals of the ban are pending in all 12 states still prohibiting it.
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It appeared at the weekend that Nevada’s bet on same-sex marriage was a winner after all. Wedding bells had begun ringing in chapels looking for business after a brief halt ordered by one U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Today the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert in same-sex marriage cases, refusing a final ruling on the issue, but allowing same-sex couples to get married in 5 more states with more to join soon. Same-sex marriage will now be legal in the majority of states.
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The St. Louis County police officer who pushed CNN's Don Lemon during live coverage of protests in Ferguson, MO. is now suspended from duty after an online video surfaced showing the officer launching into an hour-long racist rant.
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Without an explanation or a release of the vote totals, the U.S. Supreme Court today has stayed a ruling that would have allowed same-sex couples in Virginia to marry beginning on Thursday morning.
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In a post on the website for his new play, Allegiance, the openly gay, former Star Trek actor George Takei commented on last week's Hobby Lobby decision by the United States Supreme Court.
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Citing the Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby decision, attorneys for two detainees at the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay have filed a motion seeking religious freedom for their Muslim clients.
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Washington, D. C. -
The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision, stating that Hobby Lobby could not be forced to pay for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Every American citizen lost this court case, even those that think they won.
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A large American corporation wants to make sure youngsters don’t start making jerking off a hobby. Fortunately the Supreme Court has seen this issue from all sides.
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The United States Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a Massachusetts law prohibiting protests near abortion clinics is unconstitutional.
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In a rare unanimous ruling being hailed as a victory for privacy rights, the United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that cell phones generally cannot be searched by police during arrests.
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The United States Supreme Court came down hard today on tech-media newcomer Aereo, ruling against the company in a 6-3 decision. The judgement effectively destroys the Manhattan-based business, forcing them rebuild their profit model from the ground up.
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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington OZinOH
The Supreme Court of Canada. Alex Guibord
Glass facade of the Supreme Court in Brasilia destroyed by a shock wave from 2 Mirage 2000 fighter jets. Video screen capture
Gay rights activists pose for pictures at a protest organised against the Supreme Court's order on gay sex in Mumbai December 11, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
The Supreme Court in Madrid, Spain J.L. de Diego
Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan walking with President Obama and Vice-President Biden White House photo by Chuck Kennedy
Some extremely important decisions are taking place in and around the UK courts. Tom Morris via Wikimedia
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden applaud as Solicitor General Elena Kagan moves to the podium after the President announced her as his choice for Supreme Court Justice during an event in the East Room of the White House, May 10, 2010. White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
Gay rights activists pose for pictures at a protest organised against the Supreme Court's order on gay sex in Mumbai December 11, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
Arbitrators at the Supreme Court of Canada have made a powerful ruling in favor of local unions. Peregrine981
A same-sex wedding ceremony and vows in Nyack, New York. STEXA1
Many significant lawyers could be involved with the Supreme Court case. Michael
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The United States Supreme Court.
Gay rights activists walk inside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi December 11, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
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Arch-conservative Justice Clarence Thomas (L) joined the four liberal justices in rejecting a claim that the pro-slavery Confederate flag should be allowed as "free speech" on Texas license plates. Wikipedia
A man holds an umbrella outside the U..S. Supreme Court in Washington Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
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