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US Supreme Court bans DNA patents| Human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be claimed as intellectual property, the US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously | |
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US court hears gene patents case The US Supreme Court has heard arguments questioning whether the human genome can be claimed as intellectual property
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| Mar.27 |
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US court hears second gay marriage case
The court is considering whether to strike down a law denying federal benefits to same-sex couples, a day after weighing a gay marriage ban
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| Mar.26 |
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Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act case
The Supreme Court is to consider whether to strike down a law denying fed. Benefits to same-sex couples, a day after weighing a gay marriage ban
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US court weighs gay marriage ban 
| The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the state of California can ban same-sex marriage | |
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Supreme Court to review gay marriage The US Supreme Court has agreed for the first time to hear challenges to laws banning gay marriage in the US
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| Jun.28 |
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Supreme Court backs Obama health law
The US Supreme Court has said President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform act is constitutional
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| Jun.25 |
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Arizona migrant check ruled legal The US Supreme Court has upheld a key part of a tough Arizona immigration law that would give new powers to police to check the immigration ...
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| Apr.24 |
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Supreme Court to hear migrant law
The US Supreme Court prepares to consider yet another highly politically charged case - this time over Arizona's controversial immigration l...
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Supreme Court weighs Obama health law 
| The US Supreme Court has finished the first day of a landmark hearing on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature healthcare reform | |
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Troy Davis' last appeal rejected
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| Mar.29 |
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Wal-Mart 'sexism' case in court The US Supreme Court has been hearing evidence on whether the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in American history should go ahead
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Wal-Mart bias case to top court The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider Wal-Mart's challenge to a major lawsuit alleging the retail chain discriminated against female e...
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US Supreme Court allows execution
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Supreme Court extends gun rights The court issues a ruling limiting local governments' bans on gun control, with potentially far-reaching effects.
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Kagan faces US court questioning |
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Kagan 'chosen for Supreme Court'
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Supreme Court Justice Stevens to retire
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| Jan.21 |
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Supreme Court overturns campaign limit
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Supreme Court nominee states case |
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US top court nominee faces Senate. U.S. Senate
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| Jun.8 |
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Chrysler's sale to Fiat delayed |
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Obama chooses Supreme Court judge. Washington
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'Cuban Five' file appeal
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'Enemy combatant' to hear in U.S. court
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| Jun.26 |
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Court overturns DC handgun ban
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Court bans death for child rape |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Foreign suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts
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| May.19 |
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Nazi guard loses last US appeal
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| Apr.10 |
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Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions
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Judges mull Guantanamo rights
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Guantanamo legal showdown begins |
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| Nov.20 |
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Supreme Court ponders gun law
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| Oct.30 |
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Judges delay death in Mississippi |
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Court rejects CIA kidnap case |
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Supreme court admits Guantanamo cases |
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Sup. Court rejects school action on race
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Top court rejects Guantanamo test
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Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal' The US Supreme Court: the administration does not have the authority to try suspects by military tribunal
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South Dakota tightens abortion laws
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Judges back assisted suicide |
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Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court President is moving quickly to pick a Supreme Court nominee after his last selection withdrew her name
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Top court nominee Miers steps down |
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| Oct.3 |
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Bush picks aide for Supreme Court
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Chief Justice Rehnquist dies| Virginia: The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court has died at his home in Virginia at the age of 80 | |
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Bush names Roberts to Supreme Court US President has nominated federal appeals court judge to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court
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Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires| Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and a crucial centrist, is to retire | |
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File-sharing suffers major defeat The Supreme Court has ruled that file-sharing companies are to blame for what users do with their software
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Top court rejects Schiavo plea
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Supreme Court bans juvenile executions
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US keeps 'terror' arrests secret The Supreme Court allowed the government to keep secret information about hundreds of people rounded up following 9/11
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Guantanamo cases go to top court
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| Jun.26 |
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Supreme Court overturns gay sex ban
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| Jun.23 |
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Mixed ruling on affirmative action The Supreme Court has struck down Michigan university admissions process which favoured ethnic minority candidates
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| Jun.20 |
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US court ruling limits death penalty
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Clinton barred from Supreme Court
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Sup. Court sends case to Florida
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High Court Stops Recounts
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High Court Ruling helps Bush Supreme Court set aside a ruling on hand-counted votes in Florida's presidential election
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| Nov.24 |
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Bush files brief in Supreme Court