http://www.mail.com/organizations/7644-supreme-court-united.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/7644-supreme-court-united.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2100678-court-strikes-arizona-20-week-abortion-ban.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law violated a woman's constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. "Viability" of a fetus is generally c... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2100678-court-strikes-arizona-20-week-abortion-ban.html 2013-05-22T00:00:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097768-high-court-to-weigh-legislative-prayers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the upstate New York town of Greece, a Rochester suburb, violated the Constitution by opening nearly every m... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097768-high-court-to-weigh-legislative-prayers.html 2013-05-20T16:00:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097938-court-wont-involved-miss-redistricting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature did not immediately use the 2010 census to draw new district lines in 2011. The state House and Senate instead ... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097938-court-wont-involved-miss-redistricting.html 2013-05-20T15:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission. The case involves complaints to the FCC by telecommunications compani... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html 2013-05-20T14:40:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097864-court-woman-seek-lawyer-fees-vaccine-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely. The high court on Monday ruled for Melissa Cloer, who wanted lawyers' fees for her lawsuit over damage she says was caused by hepatitis B vaccines. Shortly after finishing the ... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097864-court-woman-seek-lawyer-fees-vaccine-case.html 2013-05-20T14:21:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097812-court-whistleblower-protection-wider.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company. The justices on Monday agreed to hear appeals from Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan M. Zang. The two of them complained of retaliation for whistleblower activities from... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097812-court-whistleblower-protection-wider.html 2013-05-20T14:00:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate of five nominees for full terms on t... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html 2013-05-16T21:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered the most impor... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. The justices unanimously rejected the farmer's argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto ... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html 2013-05-13T20:26:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080394-ginsburg-roe-abortion-opponents-target.html CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she supports a woman's right to choose to have an abortion, but feels her predecessors' landmark Roe v. Wade ruling 40 years ago was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target. Ginsburg, one of the most liberal members of the nation's high court, spoke Saturday at the Univ... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:37:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080394-ginsburg-roe-abortion-opponents-target.html 2013-05-12T17:37:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html HOUSTON (AP) — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys. Under the agreement, which Justice Department officials say in... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:55:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html 2013-05-08T23:55:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064988-sotomayor-speaks-nyc-literature-festival.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." And on Sunday, the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest court explained why, saying "you can't come from the world I grew up in, the South Bronx, without feeling the frenzy of exile, constantly." She spoke a... Mon, 06 May 2013 05:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064988-sotomayor-speaks-nyc-literature-festival.html 2013-05-06T05:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050944-court-rejects-alabama-appeal-immigration-law.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An attorney for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says he's not surprised the U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a request to revive portions of Alabama's immigration law. Supreme Court justices on Monday upheld a federal appeals court ruling that blocked parts of the law. SPLC attorney Sam Brooke says lower courts h... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:17:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050944-court-rejects-alabama-appeal-immigration-law.html 2013-04-29T22:17:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052224-oconnor-voices-regret-bush-v-gore.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is suggesting for the first time that the court should have stayed out of the 2000 presidential election dispute between George W. Bush and Al Gore. The 83-year-old O'Connor tells the Chicago Tribune editorial board that perhaps she and her colleagues should have turned down the Bush camp... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052224-oconnor-voices-regret-bush-v-gore.html 2013-04-29T21:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050980-court-block-use-foia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court unanimously upheld a federal appeals court decision validating Virginia's limitation of its FOIA law to state citizens and some media outlets. In the case before the court, Rhode Island resident Mark J... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050980-court-block-use-foia.html 2013-04-29T15:25:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2048898-breyer-shoulder-surgery-bike-accident.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is in a Washington hospital after shoulder replacement surgery following a bicycle accident. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says the 74-year-old Breyer is expected to make a full recovery following the operation Saturday. Breyer injured his right shoulder in a fall Friday near the Korean War Veterans ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:23:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2048898-breyer-shoulder-surgery-bike-accident.html 2013-04-27T19:23:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found the president's recess appointments to a labor agency unconstitutional. In a petition seeking review, the Justice Department said the decision undermines a key presidential power that has been used for more than a century to ap... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:23:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html 2013-04-25T21:23:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042350-court-split-doctors-discrimination-suit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed split Wednesday over whether a doctor's discrimination lawsuit against a Texas medical center should be upheld. Listening to the last arguments of the term, justices heard an appeal from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, which wants a discrimination lawsuit won by Dr. Naiel Nassar thrown out. N... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:24:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042350-court-split-doctors-discrimination-suit.html 2013-04-24T19:24:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039036-court-limits-deportations-marijuana-crimes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday immigrants cannot be automatically deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana. In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided with Adrian Moncrieffe, a longtime resident of the United States from Jamaica who was deported from the United States over possession of a small amount of ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:25:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039036-court-limits-deportations-marijuana-crimes.html 2013-04-23T17:25:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036478-court-wont-judges-raises.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't stop some federal judges from getting cost-of-living increases promised to them by Congress but never paid, a move that could end up increasing the salaries of all federal judges. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal of a decision ordering the money to six federal judges. Congress in 1989 limited fed... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:00:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036478-court-wont-judges-raises.html 2013-04-22T20:00:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2036976-high-court-weighs-dispute-aids-funding.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with the First Amendment implications of a policy that forces private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition to get AIDS funding. The court appeared divided, and not along ideological lines, in an argument over whether the anti-prostitution pledge violates the health groups' constit... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:28:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2036976-high-court-weighs-dispute-aids-funding.html 2013-04-22T18:28:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036776-court-ex-current-wife-money.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices are questioning a Virginia law that would override a federal employee's designation of a beneficiary in a federal insurance program. Warren Hillman made Judy Maretta beneficiary of his Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance policy before their divorce and his re-marriage to Jacqueline Hillman. He never changed his... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:50:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036776-court-ex-current-wife-money.html 2013-04-22T15:50:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036494-high-court-to-daimler-appeal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal from automaker Daimler AG that seeks to shut down a U.S. lawsuit over allegations that its unit in Argentina played a role in that country's 'dirty war" in the 1970s. The justices said Monday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that allowed a lawsuit filed by 22 Argentines in Cali... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:12:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036494-high-court-to-daimler-appeal.html 2013-04-22T14:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036448-high-court-rejects-tobacco-marketing-appeal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a First Amendment challenge by tobacco companies to a 2009 law that restricts how they can market their products. The justices on Monday left in place a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that upheld the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that, for the first ti... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:45:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036448-high-court-rejects-tobacco-marketing-appeal.html 2013-04-22T13:45:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025562-supreme-court-limits-suits-foreign-abuses.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability and monetary damages for their suffering. The decision was a major victory for corporations that have been sued in the United States over their alleged role in foreign atrocities. The cour... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:12:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025562-supreme-court-limits-suits-foreign-abuses.html 2013-04-17T19:12:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025586-court-rejects-routine-no-warrant-dui-blood-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police usually must try to obtain a search warrant from a judge before ordering blood tests for drunken-driving suspects. The justices sided with a Missouri man who was subjected to a blood test without a warrant and found to have nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. Justice Sonia S... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:23:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025586-court-rejects-routine-no-warrant-dui-blood-tests.html 2013-04-17T15:23:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2024068-groups-sue-to-block-arkansas-12-week-abortion-ban.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more restrictive of Arkansas' two new abortion laws, saying the near-ban of abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the suit o... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2024068-groups-sue-to-block-arkansas-12-week-abortion-ban.html 2013-04-17T00:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023284-high-court-wrestles-with-indian-adoption-dispute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a Native American child, a biological father who first renounced any interest in her and adoptive parents who were eventually ordered to hand her over to the father. The justices heard an appeal Tuesday from the South Carolina couple who wanted to adopt the girl,... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023284-high-court-wrestles-with-indian-adoption-dispute.html 2013-04-16T19:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019864-patenting-genes-justices-tackle-big-health-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer. Justices argued not only about snipping DNA strands but also about chewing the leaves... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:42:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019864-patenting-genes-justices-tackle-big-health-issue.html 2013-04-15T20:42:56Z