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When anti-gay bullying and free speech collide
As Congress revisits federal education policy, gay rights activists are pressing for the enactment of the Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013, which would prohibit harassment of students in public schools “on the basis of actual or perceived...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Health and Safety at School, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Military, Bullying
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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: Biotechnology Industry, Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical 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., Clarence Thomas, Judges, U.S. Congress
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Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say
Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Judges, U.S. Congress, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage
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Gay rights lawyer senses high court will strike down DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a gay rights lawyer said Wednesday. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Family, U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court likely to strike down DOMA, experts say
Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Judges, U.S. Congress, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage
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Supreme Court appears split on Prop. 8, broad gay marriage ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded closely split on gay marriage Tuesday, but Justice Anthony M. Kennedy suggested the court should strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage without ruling broadly on the issue. Twice...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, John G. Roberts, Jr., Judges, Same-Sex Marriage, Voting
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'The Partisan' an opinionated biography of William Rehnquist
-------------------- The Partisan The Life of William Rehnquist John A. Jenkins Public Affairs: 368 pp., $28.99 -------------------- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was a curious man. He could be courtly and gracious, elegant in argument and a...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Biography (genre), Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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Scalia and Limbaugh trash Supreme Court immigration ruling
The first day of a big week for the third branch of government brought a ruling on Arizona's immigration law that was less than satisfying for Justice Antonin Scalia and the Rush Limbaugh wing of theĀ U.S. Supreme Court. A five-vote majority that included...
Tags: Entertainment, Immigration, Clarence Thomas, Political Fundraising, Radio
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Reading Supreme Court tea leaves on 'Obamacare'
Opinion L.A.It's a well-established practice among reporters covering the Supreme Court to look for clues to the outcome in the justices' questions, even though it can be a fool's errand. So it wasn't surprising to see numerous articles Tuesday declaring the...... -
Justices take on healthcare reform law's 1st issue: What's a tax?
Opinion L.A.This post has been updated, as indicated below. The Supreme Court devoted 90 minutes Monday to arguments on a question about the 2010 healthcare reform law that is deceptively simple: Does the Anti-Injunction Act bar courts from reviewing the legality....... -
Audio: 10 moments from the Supreme Court debate on healthcare
WASHINGTON -- Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli Jr., representing the government, makes his opening statement, arguing that insurance has become the predominant way that Americans pay for healthcare. But Verrilli argues the system is broken because people...
Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Judges, Health Insurance, Government, Healthcare Laws
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