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Supreme Court limits protection against double jeopardy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court limited the Constitution's protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and a deadlocked jury. The 6-3 decision holds that a jury's unanimous but tentative vote to acquit a defendant on...
Tags: Politics, Murder, Defendants, Clarence Thomas, Justice System
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Supreme Court won't hear case of ex-student's music download fine
A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet says he will continue fighting the penalty, despite the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his appeal.
Joel Tenenbaum, 28, of...Tags: Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Justice System, Sony Corp.
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Supreme Court skeptical of striking down Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments Wednesday over Arizona’s tough immigration law, suggested they were inclined to uphold parts of the state’s law but may block other parts. The Obama administration lawyer who...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Illegal Immigrants
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Supreme Court: Defendants have right to an attorney on plea deals
The Supreme Court, noting that virtually all criminal cases are settled through plea deals, has ruled for the first time that defendants have a right to competent advice from a lawyer on whether to accept an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a lighter...Tags: Defendants, Clarence Thomas, Justice System, Lawyers, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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With healthcare law at stake, Supreme Court rolls up sleeves
A Republican-led challenge to the Democrats' most ambitious social legislation in a generation goes before the Supreme Court on Monday, with President Obama's healthcare law hanging in the balance. The court's ruling, expected by the end of June, may...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Healthcare Laws, Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Audio: The Supreme Court's deliberations on axing healthcare reform
As reported earlier today by the Times, the Supreme Court continued its deliberations on President Obama's sweeping healthcare reforms, focusing on whether striking the entire law down would be feasible, and what the fallout would be were the court to...
Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Judges, Justice System, Health Care Reform (2009), Antonin Scalia
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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: Laws, Politics, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Marketing
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Supreme Court: Man can't sue feds for sharing medical records
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a California pilot who tried to hide that he was HIV-positive cannot sue for emotional distress after two federal agencies shared the man's medical information. In a 5-3 opinion, the court’s conservative...Tags: Social Security, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Clarence Thomas, Justice System
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Bad omen for healthcare law: Many comments from the justices
How well can Supreme Court votes be predicted by what justices say in oral arguments? The statistics hold up pretty well, and offer gloomy tidings for the Obama administration and its healthcare law. Reporters and analysts who cover the court approach...
Tags: University of Chicago, Clarence Thomas, Justice System, Michael Evans, Lawyers
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Robbery highlights wealth, travel of Supreme Court justices
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer was at his Caribbean vacation home late in the evening one recent Thursday when a man wielding a machete cut his way through a screen door, walked into the living room and demanded "money, money, money," according...Tags: Georgetown, Justice System, Caribbean Vacations, John G. Roberts, Jr., Alexander Hamilton
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Sunnylands: The making of a mansion's mystique
L.A. at HomeSunnylands: A timeline in the history of Walter and Leonore Annenbergs' landmark mansion in Rancho Mirage.... -
Are lab analysts 'witnesses'? Supreme Court considers
Nation NowSupreme Court justices were sharply divided Tuesday concerning whether a lab analyst who did a crucial DNA test that identified a Chicago rapist must testify at his trial....
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