Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Antonin Scalia published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 145
» View all items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-13
Next >
-
Another wrinkle in raisin growers' lawsuit
KERMAN, Calif. — "Look, look," said Marvin Horne, squinting in the sun as he showed his wife a small bunch of Thompson seedless grapes just plucked from his lush green vines. He took the tiniest bite out of one and made a face. "We're about two...
Tags: Elena Kagan, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Grapes, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-
High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. The 5-3 decision is expected to result in lower prescription drug...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Antitrust Issues, Stephen Breyer, Consumers, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
-
Supreme Court blocks Arizona law on voter registration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law Monday and by a surprisingly lopsided vote, ruling state officials may not demand a proof of citizenship from residents who register to vote. The 7-2 decision written by Justice Antonin...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Trials, Anthony Kennedy, Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer
-
Supreme Court rules for generic drugs, against 'pay for delay'
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued for violating the antitrust laws if they make a deal that pays a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision is likely to benefit...
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Elena Kagan, International Law, Corporate Crime, Antitrust Issues
-
Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of...
Tags: Voting, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elections, Clarence Thomas
-
In Miranda case, Supreme Court rules on the limits of silence
WASHINGTON — Crime suspects need to speak up if they want to invoke their legal right to remain silent, the Supreme Court said Monday in a ruling that highlights the limited reach of the famous Miranda decision. The 5-4 ruling upheld the murder...
Tags: Trials, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Murder, Prosecution
-
Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Pathology, Genetic Engineering, Clarence Thomas
-
Letters: Scalia's invective
Re "Court lifts time limit on appeals," May 29 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's intemperate use of invective — "blooper reel," "feeble" and "bizarre" — against the majority opinion written by a fellow justice (in this case the...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alzheimer's Disease
-
Supreme Court lifts time limit on some 'actual innocence' appeals
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a second chance Tuesday to prisoners who come up with strong new evidence of their innocence, but who have waited too long to file an appeal. In a 5-4 decision, the justices lifted the one-year time limit for...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Elena Kagan, Judges, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito
-
'The Roberts Court' captures an important transformation
At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he memorably testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
-
Peter Sagal's 'Constitution USA' hits the road with humor
NEW YORK — If someone told you of a barnstorming TV host who interviewed people around the country about a given subject, you'd say it sounds like a lot of the road-trip reality series that have proliferated on cable TV. But what if that host...
Tags: Entertainment, Travel, New York University, NPR, Bars and Clubs
-
Supreme Court won't revive Alabama immigration law
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court made it clear Monday that enforcing immigration laws was reserved for the federal government, not the states. By an 8-1 vote, the justices rejected a request from Alabama to revive part of a 2011 law designed to drive...Tags: Trials, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Antonin Scalia topic gallery.
