In a significant denial of certiorari Monday, the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge by accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla to his status as an enemy combatant after Padilla asked...
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Supreme Court declines to hear "enemy combatant" status challenge
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Supreme Court turns back appeal of media ownership laws
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Supermax placement procedures ruling [US SC]
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Drug manufacturer research and patent ruling [US SC]
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TX jury race bias ruling [US SC]
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CA jury race bias ruling [US SC]
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Top court nixes more limits on decisions putting inmates in "supermax" prisons
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Italian fertility referendum fails by large margin
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Supreme Court rules in race bias cases
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court says drug makers can ignore rival patents while researching generics
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The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand without comment a lower court ruling that overturned new FCC regulations that would have allowed greater media consolidation. Several major media conglomerates, including News Corp. , Clear Channel ,...
Wilkinson, et al. v. Austin et al., Supreme Court of the United States, June 13, 2005 . Excerpt from the Opinion by Justice Kennedy:We...
Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, June 13, 2005 [ruling unanimously that drug companies can do "pre-clinical studies" under FDA rules on an existing patented drug in the process of developing...
Miller-El v. Dretke, Supreme Court of the United States, June 13, 2005 ....
Johnson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, June 13, 2005 [rejecting 8-1 a California Supreme Court requirement that a racially discriminatory bias can be found only if it is more likely than not that striking of a juror...
In a unanimous decision Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to impose stricter procedural limits on decisions by state officials to place certain inmates in "super-maximum security" prisons. Read the Court's opinion in...
A referendum to liberalize Italy's assisted-fertility laws has failed due to low voter turnout. The two-day referendum needed over 50 percent turnout for its results to count, but only 18.7 percent voted Sunday...
In a 6-3 decision Monday the US Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a black inmate on death row who claimed that Texas prosecutors purposely eliminated black jurors to fill the jury with whites. Justice Souter, writing for the...
The US Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has ruled that drug companies can do "pre-clinical studies" under FDA rules on an existing patented drug in the process of developing a generic alternative to market in the future. Read...
