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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Farmer loses seed patent case

    WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously.
    WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...

    Tags: Invention and Innovation, Fatigue, Vaccines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Agriculture

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...

    Tags: Fatigue, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Separation of Church and State, Genetic Engineering

    3. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...

    Tags: Government, AIDS, U.S. Congress, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Impeachment

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable?
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...

    Tags: Pathology, Science, Science and Technology, Biology, Eryn Brown

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Court seems to be leaning against Defense of Marriage Act

    WASHINGTON — After two days of arguments on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court seemed poised to give gays and lesbians a major legal victory but probably not the immediate right to marry in all states that many of them had hoped for.
    WASHINGTON — After two days of arguments on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court seemed poised to give gays and lesbians a major legal victory but probably not the immediate right to marry in all states that many of them had hoped for. Justice...

    Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Social Issues, Court Administration, Laws

    6. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Elections, Anthony Kennedy, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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 <a id="EVGAP00069" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Defense of Marriage Act" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/social-issues/family/same-sex-marriage/defense-of-marriage-act-EVGAP00069.topic">Defense of Marriage Act</a> that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples.
    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: John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, Anthony Kennedy, Social Issues

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense

    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into the right of states to define marriage.
    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Laws

    9. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Liberal justices, Kennedy appear to favor ending part of DOMA

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court&rsquo;s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court’s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Anthony Kennedy, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Laws

    10. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 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.
    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: U.S. Congress, Anthony Kennedy, Social Issues, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians

    11. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Scalia gets it right

    In his opinions on abortion and gay rights, Justice Antonin Scalia has taken an offensively narrow view of the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws. But when it comes to the 4th Amendment's more specific protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, Scalia has been a strong voice for individual rights. That was the case again Tuesday. Writing for a 5-4 majority, Scalia came down hard on police in Florida who, without having obtained a warrant, deployed a drug-sniffing dog at a homeowner's front door.
    In his opinions on abortion and gay rights, Justice Antonin Scalia has taken an offensively narrow view of the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws. But when it comes to the 4th Amendment's more specific protection...

    Tags: Antonin Scalia, Gays and Lesbians, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  12. Supreme Court appears timid about expanding same-sex marriage

    This week, the United States Supreme Court is delving into arguments about same-sex marriage and doing so with apparent reluctance and unease.
    This week, the United States Supreme Court is delving into arguments about same-sex marriage and doing so with apparent reluctance and unease. Today, the justices will consider the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to same-sex...

    Tags: Strom Thurmond, Anthony Kennedy, Social Issues, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians

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