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High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. The 5-3 decision is expected to result in lower prescription drug...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Federal Trade Commission, Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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U.S. Supreme Court bars lawyers from accessing drivers' database
ReutersBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that lawyers cannot gather personal information about drivers from state databases when seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits. The court held in a narrow 5-4...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Trials
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Supreme Court bars lawyers from accessing drivers' database
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that lawyers cannot gather personal information about drivers from state databases when seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits. The court held in a narrow 5-4 vote that the federal Drivers...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Lawyers
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona proof of citizenship voter registration law
Tribune staff and wire reportsWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona state law that requires people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship. In a 7-2 vote, the court said the voter registration provision of the 2004 state law,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Trials, Elena Kagan, Litigation
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona law on voter registration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law Monday and by a surprisingly lopsided vote, ruling state officials may not demand a proof of citizenship from residents who register to vote. The 7-2 decision written by Justice Antonin...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Litigation, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Supreme Court rules for generic drugs, against 'pay for delay'
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued for violating the antitrust laws if they make a deal that pays a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision is likely to benefit...
Tags: Restraint of Trade, Federal Trade Commission, Consumers, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Corporate Crime
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of...
Tags: Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Clarence Thomas' legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly...Tags: Criminals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Defendants
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In Miranda case, Supreme Court rules on the limits of silence
WASHINGTON — Crime suspects need to speak up if they want to invoke their legal right to remain silent, the Supreme Court said Monday in a ruling that highlights the limited reach of the famous Miranda decision. The 5-4 ruling upheld the murder...
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Eugene Robinson: High court majority relied on hooey to justify DNA samples
The Supreme Court's ruling this month allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the...Tags: Criminals, Wicomico County, Crime, Law and Justice, Biotechnology Industry, Trials
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Business donations to judges' campaigns often equal friendly rulings
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON State supreme court justices are favoring the corporate interests that finance their election campaigns, a comprehensive new study concludes. With more judicial elections now awash in dollars, the study of several thousand court decisions...Tags: Judges, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Court DNA Ruling Good Result, Bad Argument
The Hartford CourantLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, notwithstanding the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant based on probable cause, states can require that a DNA sample be taken from those arrested for...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Chemical Industry, Stephen Breyer
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