http://www.mail.com/people/12074-antonin-scalia.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/people/12074-antonin-scalia.html 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/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/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/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/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/1983940-gay-marriage-high-court-case-fizzle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Late in the oral argument over same-sex marriage in California, Justice Anthony Kennedy made a startling comment, given the months of buildup and mountain of legal briefs that have descended on the justices. "You might address why you think we should take and decide this case," Kennedy said to lawyer Charles Cooper, representing opponent... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983940-gay-marriage-high-court-case-fizzle.html 2013-03-28T07:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981588-boost-gay-marriage-justices-question-us-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the court wrapped up its remarkable arguments over gay marriage in America, a majority of the... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981588-boost-gay-marriage-justices-question-us-law.html 2013-03-28T01:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982244-court-turns-class-action-comcast.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away a class action lawsuit against cable provider Comcast Corp., in a decision that could make it harder to file those types of lawsuits in federal court. The high court on Wednesday overturned a lower court decision to certify as a class customers who say the company's monopoly in parts of the Phil... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:24:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982244-court-turns-class-action-comcast.html 2013-03-27T18:24:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980548-excerpts-calif-gay-marriage-case-high-court.html Excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, from a transcript released by the Supreme Court: On whether the case should be before them (Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy): ROBERTS: But a state can't authorize anyone to... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980548-excerpts-calif-gay-marriage-case-high-court.html 2013-03-26T21:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979382-court-sidestep-major-ruling-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready for a major national ruling on whether America's gays and lesbians have a right to marry. The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:12:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979382-court-sidestep-major-ruling-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-26T21:12:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979994-court-drug-dog-sniff-unconstitutional-search.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing police dogs onto a suspect's property to look for evidence without first getting a warrant for a search, a decision which may limit how investigators use dogs' sensitive noses to search out drugs, explosives and other items hidden from human sight, sound and smell. Th... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:45:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979994-court-drug-dog-sniff-unconstitutional-search.html 2013-03-26T17:45:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1967354-court-sides-with-timber-industry-runoff-dispute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with timber interests in a dispute over the regulation of runoff from logging roads in western forests. In a 7-1 vote, the court reversed a federal appeals court ruling which held that muddy water running off roads used in industrial logging is the same as any other industrial pollution, requiring a C... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1967354-court-sides-with-timber-industry-runoff-dispute.html 2013-03-20T14:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964904-court-backs-student-textbook-copyright-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that textbooks and other goods made and sold abroad can be re-sold online and in discount stores without violating U.S. copyright law. The outcome was a huge relief to eBay, Costco and other businesses that trade in products made outside the U.S. In a 6-3 opinion, the court threw out a copyright infringeme... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964904-court-backs-student-textbook-copyright-case.html 2013-03-19T16:31:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1963174-high-court-divided-ariz-voter-requirement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices disagreed Monday over whether states can require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. Arizona and other states told the justices the precaution is needed to keep illegal immigrants and other noncitizens from voting. But some j... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:01:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1963174-high-court-divided-ariz-voter-requirement.html 2013-03-18T20:01:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935822-republicans-block-obama-nominee-to-appeals-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the confirmation of federal appeals court nominee Caitlin Halligan for the second time, denying President Barack Obama a key judicial appointment. A majority of senators, 51, supported Halligan's nomination, but Democrats needed 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to get it past Republican objections... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:45:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935822-republicans-block-obama-nominee-to-appeals-court.html 2013-03-06T19:45:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918272-justices-voice-skepticism-voting-rights-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. In an ominous note for supporters of the key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Anthony Kennedy both acknowledged the measure's vital role i... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:43:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918272-justices-voice-skepticism-voting-rights-law.html 2013-02-27T23:43:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917302-court-appears-conflicted-dna-sampling-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let police take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases. Justices seemed conflicted over whether police have a right to take genetic information from peopl... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:25:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917302-court-appears-conflicted-dna-sampling-issue.html 2013-02-26T22:25:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914630-court-takes-up-question-arrestee-dna-sampling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let police take DNA from those arrested, but not convicted, in hopes of using it to solve old cases. Justices seemed conflicted over whether police have a right to take genetic information from peo... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:03:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914630-court-takes-up-question-arrestee-dna-sampling.html 2013-02-26T19:03:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916376-court-wont-allow-challenge-to-surveillance-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an attempt by U.S. citizens to challenge the expansion of a surveillance law used to monitor conversations of foreign spies and terrorist suspects. With a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled that a group of American lawyers, journalists and organizations can't sue to challenge the 2008 expa... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:24:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916376-court-wont-allow-challenge-to-surveillance-law.html 2013-02-26T17:24:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888320-supreme-court-notebook-sitting-speech.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union. He doesn't go when a Democrat is president. He stays away when the president is Republican. "It has turned into a childish... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888320-supreme-court-notebook-sitting-speech.html 2013-02-13T06:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885556-obama-nation-stronger-gop-plans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term. ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885556-obama-nation-stronger-gop-plans.html 2013-02-13T03:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888058-signs-unity-divided-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night produced fleeting moments of bipartisanship in a divided Congress. Republicans sat with Democrats. Republicans hugged Democrats. Republicans even warmly greeted a Democratic president. After Obama slowly walked down the center aisle, he made a special effort to talk to ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888058-signs-unity-divided-congress.html 2013-02-13T03:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1825424-obama-calls-media-gun-violence.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood and the video game industry received scant attention Wednesday when President Barack Obama unveiled sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. The White House pressed most forcefully for a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1825424-obama-calls-media-gun-violence.html 2013-01-16T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808862-court-wary-warrantless-blood-tests-dui-cases.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least trying to obtain a search warrant from a judge. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about a disputed blood test from Missouri, against the backdrop of a serious national problem o... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808862-court-wary-warrantless-blood-tests-dui-cases.html 2013-01-09T19:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806554-court-skeptical-govt-extension.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday about government claims that it should be allowed more time to sue some fund executives for securities fraud. The high court on Tuesday heard arguments from Gabelli Funds LLC executive Bruce Alpert and former executive Marc J. Gabelli, who say the Securities and Exchange Commission missed its ch... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806554-court-skeptical-govt-extension.html 2013-01-08T18:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1801014-theater-festivals-fire-up-cold-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Listening to Supreme Court justices question lawyers doesn't sound like the stuff of great theater. But somehow it is — in the hands of one of the city's most acclaimed companies. Elevator Repair Service — the group that performed F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" in its entirely over eight hours — returns this month with a new expe... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1801014-theater-festivals-fire-up-cold-york.html 2013-01-05T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1776592-shooting-renews-argument-video-game-violence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a shell-shocked nation has looked for reasons. The list of culprits cited include easy access to guns, a strained mental-health system and the "culture of violence" — the entertainment industry's embrace of violence in movies, TV shows and, especially, video games. ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1776592-shooting-renews-argument-video-game-violence.html 2012-12-19T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1777426-bork-nomination-fight-altered-judicial-selection.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives wanted Robert H. Bork on the Supreme Court. They wound up with Anthony Kennedy, the key vote in reaffirming a woman's right to an abortion. The fight over Bork's failed Supreme Court nomination redefined the Senate confirmation process and made him a symbol of the nation's culture wars. The political battle that erupted ove... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1777426-bork-nomination-fight-altered-judicial-selection.html 2012-12-19T20:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1776364-bork-whose-failed-nomination-history-dies.html MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and whose failed 1987 nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural fights over abortion, civil rights and other issues, has died. He was 85. Robert H. Bork Jr. confirmed his father died Wednesday at Virginia Hospita... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1776364-bork-whose-failed-nomination-history-dies.html 2012-12-19T19:01:00Z