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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. In a decision welcomed...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Petroleum Industry, Philippines, Criminal Laws
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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. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed out a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Criminal Laws, Justice System, Judges
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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...
Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Pension and Welfare, John G. Roberts, Jr., Social Issues
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Still too many prisoners in California
It may come as a disappointment to Gov. Jerry Brown — but it certainly should not come as a surprise — that a panel of federal judges rejected his request that they return control of California's still-overcrowded prison system to the state....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mental Health, Suicide, Justice System, Behavioral Conditions
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Antonin Scalia's anti-gay words are poison; so I confronted him
It seems these days as if everyone is speculating about how Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will approach the two same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. But I haven't heard anyone wondering which side Antonin Scalia will be on. He has made...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Family, Justice System, Judges
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A hint that affirmative action may survive
All but eclipsed by the speculation about how the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage is the fact that the court will also hand down a decision in the next few months about the constitutionality of affirmative action at state universities. But...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, National Government, University of Michigan
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Prop. 8: Gay marriage backers pleased with Supreme Court hearing
SAN FRANCISCO -- Backers of gay marriage expressed satisfaction with the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying they believed the justices supported their position. Jon Davidson, legal director of Lambda Legal, a gay rights...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Family, Justice System
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Prop. 8 plaintiffs believe love will prevail in Supreme Court
On the steps of the Supreme Court, moments after their attorneys argued that gays and lesbians should be given the constitutional right to marry Tuesday, California plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case said they are looking forward to the high court&...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, John G. Roberts, Jr., Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Defense of Prop. 8 draws sharp questions from liberal justices
WASHINGTON – The lawyer defending California’s ban on same-sex marriage drew skeptical questioning from swing justices Tuesday as the Supreme Court began two historic days of oral arguments considering the rights of gays and lesbians....
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), John G. Roberts, Jr., Marriage
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Supreme Court expresses skepticism over upholding Prop. 8
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court asked skeptical questions Tuesday of former Reagan administration lawyer Charles J. Cooper about his assertion that California’s ban on gay marriage should be upheld. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Social Issues, Family, Justice System
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Anti-gay marriage lawyer confident: 'We are going to win this case'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.SAN FRANCISCO -- Gay marriage foes expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court could uphold the state's ban on same-sex unions after hearing arguments on the law Tuesday. "I think we are going to win this case," Andy Pugno, lawyer for Proposition 8...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Family, Justice System, Defense of Marriage Act
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Prop. 8: At West Hollywood bar, all eyes on Supreme Court
By 9:30 a.m., Todd Barnes, general manager at The Abbey in West Hollywood, said he had already fielded several phone calls from customers asking if the well-known gay and lesbian bar was doing anything special for Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Family, Justice System
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