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Senate confirms Kagan as Supreme Court justice
August 5, 2010 3:44 PM
The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. The vote was 63-37 for President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens. Five Republicans joined all but one Democrat and the Senate's two independents to support... more » -
Court: Suspects must say they want to be silent
June 1, 2010 4:44 PM
If you want to remain silent, you'll have to say so. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that in order to invoke their Miranda right to remain silent during criminal interrogations, suspects must explicitly tell police that they don't want to say anything. The 5-4 decision comes in a case... more » -
Sexually dangerous can be kept in prison
May 17, 2010 12:31 PM
The Supreme Court says federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered "sexually dangerous" after their prison terms are complete. The high court on Monday reversed a lower court decision that said Congress overstepped its authority in allowing indefinite detentions of considered "sexually dangerous." The challenge was brought by four... more » -
Colorado lawmakers want disclosure of donations
April 26, 2010 4:48 PM
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require businesses and unions to disclose major campaign donations. Lawmakers acted because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that businesses and unions should be allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to produce and run their own campaign ads. The Colorado... more » -
Court appears to split sharply on campus Christian argument
April 19, 2010 12:31 PM
Supreme Court justices seemed to split sharply on whether a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group because it won't let gays or non-Christians join. The court heard arguments from the Christian Legal Society, which wants recognition from the Hastings College of the Law. Lower... more » -
Court to rule in military funeral protest case
March 8, 2010 2:38 PM
The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters' message, no matter how provocative and upsetting, is protected by the... more » -
Court weighs whether silence alone can invoke Miranda
March 1, 2010 12:44 PM
The Supreme Court appears ready to tell suspects that if they want the right to remain silent, they have to say so. The high court heard an appeal from Michigan prosecutors whose conviction was thrown out because police kept interrogating the suspect after reading him his Miranda rights, despite... more » -
Court won't close ship locks to block carp
January 19, 2010 4:08 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order immediate closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. The court rejected a request by Michigan for a preliminary injunction to close the locks temporarily while a long-term solution is sought to the... more » -
Court to review employer access to worker text messages
December 14, 2009 10:36 AM
The Supreme Court says it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from company accounts. The justices said Monday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that sided with Ontario, Calif., police officers who complained that the department improperly snooped on their electronic exchanges.... more » -
Promotion day arrives for white Connecticut firefighters
December 10, 2009 9:37 AM
White Connecticut firefighters who were wrongly denied promotions are getting lieutenant and captain badges Thursday. Fourteen firefighters sued the city of New Haven when officials looked at 2003 test results, saw that no blacks did well enough to be promoted and threw out the results. The U.S. Supreme Court... more » -
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Enron's Skilling
October 13, 2009 11:06 AM
The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling for his role in one of the largest scandals in U.S. business history. The court said Tuesday it will hear Skilling's appeal of lower court rulings that upheld all 19 of his... more »
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