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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: Justice System, Laws, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Samuel A. Alito
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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: John G. Roberts, Jr., Laws, Samuel A. Alito, Elections, Elena Kagan
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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: John G. Roberts, Jr., Laws, Consumers, Corporate Crime, Elena Kagan
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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: Career and Workplace, Voting, Justice System, Laws, Court Administration
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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: John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System, Prisons, Samuel A. Alito, Antonin Scalia
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biotechnology Industry, Duke University, Robert Cook
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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: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Industry, Amina Khan, Genetics
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Supreme Court rules against patenting human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a victory for cancer patients and their doctors who had challenged a Utah company’s exclusive control over a defective gene sequence that is linked to cancer....
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Ovarian Cancer
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California high court ruling gives growers a raisin to believe
The Supreme Court on Monday gave a California raisin-growing couple another chance to defend their claim that the government violated their constitutional rights by fining them after they refused to obey Depression-era crop mandates. In a unanimous...
Tags: Punishment, Fines, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Marketing
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Supreme Court allows police to take DNA from criminal suspects
WASHINGTON -- The police may take a DNA sample from people arrested for serious crimes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a major victory for law enforcement and crime victims. The 5-4 decision is likely to make the taking of DNA samples as common as...
Tags: Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry
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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: Criminals, John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System, Prisons, Samuel A. Alito
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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: Justice and Rights, John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System, Laws, Human Rights
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