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'Hillary' case: the legal stakes
Three Supreme Court justices have already announced their willingness to overturn a pair of key precedents.
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Supreme Court: campaign finance overhaul in 'Hillary' case?
At stake in a case it will re-hear Wednesday is whether corporations and unions should enjoy the same rights to political speech as individuals.
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How we're losing our privacy online
From personal photos circulated inadvertently on Facebook to ‘Web bugs’ that monitor our buying habits, the Internet is exposing the private us to the public more than any technology in history. Here’s why you should care – and how to avoid it.
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Sotomayor dodges gun-rights questions
The Supreme Court nominee is choosing her words carefully about the Second Amendment during confirmation hearings.
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Opinion: Ricci and the future of race in America
We're witnessing the beginning of the end of affirmative action.
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Supreme Court says criminal defendants can challenge forensic experts
Minority justices warn that the guilty 'will go free on the most technical grounds.'
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Supreme Court to convicts: No constitutional right to DNA testing
Conservative majority opinion limits prisoners’ chances to prove innocence.
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GOP's new Sotomayor strategy: Attack Obama
As a senator, Obama voted against Justices Roberts and Alito on the basis of their ideology, Republicans say. Why can't we do the same? they ask.
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Supreme Court: Judges must step aside when there's perception of bias
The 5-to-4 decision, involving a justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court, establishes a broad, new constitutional standard.
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Court ruling could protect top Bush officials from terror lawsuits
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a suit holding FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft responsible for wrongful detention of Muslims after 9/11.
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Opinion: Fill Souter's shoes with a genial persuader
A liberal appointee wouldn't affect the court's rulings much. A liberal who can coax conservatives would.
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In replacing Souter, how far left will Obama go?
He'll face pressure from his liberal base in his pick for the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court backs FCC crackdown on swearing on television
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the top court upheld the regulator's 2004 decision to hold broadcasters liable for the occasional expletive.
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Reverse-discrimination case splits Supreme Court
Justice Kennedy appears to be the tiebreaking vote on whether New Haven, Conn., discriminated against white firefighters.
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Top court clips police authority to search cars
Supreme Court limits warrantless police searches to instances when an officer or evidence is in danger.
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Federal judges take their own case to court – for more pay
The Constitution bars Congress from reducing a judge’s pay. But Congress has excluded judges from receiving promised inflation adjustments in six of the past 16 years.
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US Supreme Court holds to narrow interpretation of the Voting Rights Act
Critics say the ruling on 'crossover' districts could reduce the political clout of minorities.
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High Court sides with musician in ruling against drug company
In a case involving a professional guitarist who lost an arm when injected with an antinausea drug, the justices said state consumer protections can go beyond federal regulations.
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Supreme Court rules Utah city can reject religious sect's monument
Lawyers for the Summum religion had argued that its monument should be allowed in a public park where the Ten Commandments were already displayed.
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Next flash point over terror detainees: Bagram prison
With Guantánamo set to close, more attention is falling on the US military facility in Afghanistan and those in custody there.
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Supreme Court rules smokers can sue over 'light' cigarette claims
The decision will make it easier for local residents to recover damages from national firms, consumer groups say.
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US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time
The case involves an ongoing tug of war between the high court and the highest court in Oregon.
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Despite gaffe, Supreme Court won't revisit landmark child-rape ruling
Five justices footnote their June opinion about a 'national consensus' against using the death penalty for child rapists.
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Battle over gun rights – Round 2
Handgun bans under fire after high court's ruling. Oak Park, Ill., fights back.
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The Monitor's View: High court aims low
The newly minted right to handguns in the home also comes with legal loopholes to exploit.
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