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Immigration dittoheads on the Supreme Court
The first day of a big week for the third branch of government brought a ruling on Arizona's immigration law that was less than satisfying for Justice Antonin Scalia and the Rush Limbaugh wing of the U.S. Supreme Court. A five-vote majority that included...
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Migration, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Radio
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Supreme Court Mostly Rejects AZ Immigration Law
CNNWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration, but let stand a controversial provision allowing police to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. In...Tags: Luis Gutierrez, Minority Groups, Extradition, Illegal Immigrants, Government
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Supreme Court strikes down Stolen Valor Act
Los Angeles TimesThe Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the federal Stolen Valor Act, which made it a crime to falsely claim to have received certain military medals. In a 6-3 decision, the high court said lying about medals and military service, while "contemptible"...Tags: Punishment, Iraq, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Anthony Kennedy
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UPDATE: High court upholds key part of Obama health law
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:40 a.m., on Thursday, June 28 WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. The...
Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Washington, DC, Sonia Sotomayor, Health, Anthony Kennedy
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A humane decision
This week, the Supreme Court took another step — albeit a small one — toward restricting the severity of punishments courts can impose on juvenile offenders. In a 5-4 ruling, in which Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the court's liberal...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Criminals, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Court: Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences. Corey A. Hill and Edward Dorsey were arrested in 2007 and 2008 for...Tags: Punishment, Washington, DC, Health, Antonin Scalia, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court won't review Soledad Cross ruling
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to review a lower court ruling that the 43-foot cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional. In January 2011, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2008 decision by U.S....
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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SUPREME COURT: High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law; Health care ruling due Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court threw out key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion could go forward — that police must check the status of people stopped for various reasons who...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Washington, DC, Government, Illegal Immigrants, Anthony Kennedy
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High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects' status could go forward. The court did not throw out the state provision requiring police...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Washington, DC, Sonia Sotomayor, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Police Arrests
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High Court Rejects Part of Ariz. Immigration Law
CNNThe U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of an Arizona law Monday that sought to deter illegal immigration, but it let stand a controversial provision that lets police check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. In a decision sure...Tags: Extradition, Mexico, Illegal Immigrants, Government, Anthony Kennedy
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Reading Supreme Court tea leaves on 'Obamacare'
Opinion L.A.It's a well-established practice among reporters covering the Supreme Court to look for clues to the outcome in the justices' questions, even though it can be a fool's errand. So it wasn't surprising to see numerous articles Tuesday declaring the...... -
Justices take on healthcare reform law's 1st issue: What's a tax?
Opinion L.A.This post has been updated, as indicated below. The Supreme Court devoted 90 minutes Monday to arguments on a question about the 2010 healthcare reform law that is deceptively simple: Does the Anti-Injunction Act bar courts from reviewing the legality.......
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