http://www.mail.com/people/7648-elena-kagan.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/7648-elena-kagan.html 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/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/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 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/health/1977372-high-court-struggles-generic-drug-delay-deals.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices appeared troubled Monday over whether to stop deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors that the government says could keep cheaper forms of medicine from American consumers for longer periods of time. Justices heard arguments from the Justice Department against what the governmen... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1977372-high-court-struggles-generic-drug-delay-deals.html 2013-03-25T21:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1977812-high-court-takes-affirmative-action-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions. To be sure, the two cases invo... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1977812-high-court-takes-affirmative-action-case.html 2013-03-25T19:46:46Z 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/entertainment/lifestyle/1951792-diverse-high-court-families-mirror-country.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With their Ivy League pedigrees and East Coast addresses, Supreme Court justices often are rightly described as unrepresentative of the nation. But in one area, the justices look a lot like the rest of America. Members of the court have firsthand experience with divorce and adoption, as well as making it alone without ever getting marrie... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:04:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1951792-diverse-high-court-families-mirror-country.html 2013-03-13T17:04:24Z 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/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/news/world/1900816-court-police-to-prove-dog-training.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Police don't have to extensively document the work of drug-sniffing dogs in the field to be able to use the results of their work in court, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Instead, Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a unanimous court, courts should apply the same tests to dog sniffs they do when they look at other issues of whether police... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:57:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900816-court-police-to-prove-dog-training.html 2013-02-19T19:57:53Z 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/news/politics/1861188-clinton-out-kerry-secretary.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton formally resigned Friday as America's secretary of state, capping a four-year tenure that saw her shatter records for the number of countries visited. John Kerry was sworn in to replace her. In a letter sent to President Barack Obama shortly before she left the State Department for the last time in her official cap... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861188-clinton-out-kerry-secretary.html 2013-02-01T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation. "The political process works only when leaders are willing to listen," Kerry told his colleagues in his valedictory speech on Wednesday. More than a dozen Democrats and just a few Republicans list... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html 2013-01-30T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808202-nra-lobbying-targets-courthouses.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association has enjoyed high-profile success over the years in shaping gun-rights legislation in Congress and statehouses, in part by campaigning to defeat lawmakers who defied the group. Now, the NRA has added a lesser-known strategy to protect its interests: opposing President Barack Obama's judicial nominees whom it... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808202-nra-lobbying-targets-courthouses.html 2013-01-09T07:13:00Z 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/business/economy/1804370-high-court-hears-dispute-class-actions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday questioned efforts by consumers' lawyers to limit the amount of money sought in class-action lawsuits so they are heard in state courts rather than more business-friendly federal court. The justices appeared receptive to an insurance company's argument that lawyers artificially lower the amount of money at sta... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1804370-high-court-hears-dispute-class-actions.html 2013-01-07T18:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742240-high-court-government-liable-flood.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not automatically exempt from paying for damage caused by temporary flooding from government-owned dams. The court sided with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in its appeal of a lower court ruling that said the federal government did not have to pay for damage to thousan... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742240-high-court-government-liable-flood.html 2012-12-04T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731998-gay-marriage-supreme-court-cases-weighed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and defeated a ban in a fourth, the justices met Friday to discuss whether they should deal sooner rather than later with the claim that the Constitution gives people the right to mar... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731998-gay-marriage-supreme-court-cases-weighed.html 2012-11-30T19:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1724624-average-stones-older-than-us-supreme-court.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court used to be called Nine Old Men. That's nothing compared to the ageless Rolling Stones. The justices on average are the kid brothers and sisters of the forever young rock n' rollers. The average age for the four living members of The Rolling Stones is about two years older than the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1724624-average-stones-older-than-us-supreme-court.html 2012-11-26T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724554-court-who-counts-supervisor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work colleagues and work managers, at least when it comes to harassment and retaliation claims. At issue during oral arguments Monday was a decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which de... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724554-court-who-counts-supervisor.html 2012-11-26T20:02:00Z