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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Supreme Court upholds FCC power in cellphone tower case

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies. The divide arose when...

    Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Lawyers, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Media Industry

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh

    In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are similarly outraged over what has happened to an art student at Carnegie Mellon University who insulted the pope.
    In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...

    Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...

    Tags: Lawyers, AIDS, Boy Scouts of America, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Even drunk drivers have rights

    Drunk driving is a public menace, and the nation is better for efforts to crack down on it. But motorists arrested for driving under the influence, like other people accused of crimes, have constitutional rights that police must respect — including the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
    Drunk driving is a public menace, and the nation is better for efforts to crack down on it. But motorists arrested for driving under the influence, like other people accused of crimes, have constitutional rights that police must respect —...

    Tags: Criminals, Sonia Sotomayor, Trials, Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Wrong way on human rights

    Human rights groups are appropriately appalled by the breadth of a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that would make it exceedingly difficult for some victims of human rights abuses committed in other countries to win redress in U.S. courts.
    Human rights groups are appropriately appalled by the breadth of a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that would make it exceedingly difficult for some victims of human rights abuses committed in other countries to win redress in U.S. courts. Led...

    Tags: Lawyers, Human Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Justices rule U.S. courts not world forum for human rights suits

    WASHINGTON— U.S. courts will not be the world forum for lawsuits brought by victims of human rights abuses abroad who seek damages from multinational corporations or deposed tyrants, the Supreme Court declared Wednesday.
    WASHINGTON— U.S. courts will not be the world forum for lawsuits brought by victims of human rights abuses abroad who seek damages from multinational corporations or deposed tyrants, the Supreme Court declared Wednesday. In a decision welcomed...

    Tags: Lawyers, Human Rights, Litigation, Nigeria, Antonin Scalia

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that U.S. courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding lawsuits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and tyrants on foreign soil.
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that U.S. courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding lawsuits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed out a...

    Tags: Lawyers, Human Rights, Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a Cherokee Indian to claim his child.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a...

    Tags: Lawyers, Sonia Sotomayor, Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Supreme Court critical of patents on human genes

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them. “What about the first person who found a...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Science, Lawyers, Chemical Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests

    10. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable?
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...

    Tags: Lawyers, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Stephen Breyer, American Civil Liberties Union

    11. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech

    When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-supreme-court-patents-human-genes-20130415,0,2991661.story">whether genes could be patented</a>, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes cuts both ways, leading to a potential split among the justices.
    When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...

    Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Science, Lawyers, Symptoms

    12. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. In gay marriage cases, court must balance strong traditions

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court heard two powerful arguments last week about marriage for gay and lesbian couples, and the path the justices choose could determine not only whether gay marriage will become the law nationwide, but how soon.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two powerful arguments last week about marriage for gay and lesbian couples, and the path the justices choose could determine not only whether gay marriage will become the law nationwide, but how soon. One...

    Tags: Racism, Lawyers, Defense of Marriage Act, Arts and Culture, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)

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