Articles tagged with supreme
Mon, May 21, 2012
Supreme court rules for government on immigrants' residence
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the length of lawful residence in the United States by immigrant parents ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Supreme Court to hear government eavesdropping appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an Obama administration appeal arguing that attorneys, journalists and human rights ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge charged with corruption
By Lily Kuo
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was charged on Friday with illegally using her taxpayer-funded staff to campaign for ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Gay marriage moves closer to Supreme Court
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two big cases addressing marriage rights for gays and lesbians are on track to reach the U.S. Supreme ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Florida Supreme Court hears landmark foreclosure suit
By Michelle Conlin
(Reuters) - The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a landmark lawsuit that could undo hundreds of thousands of foreclosures ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
As US Supreme Court mulls healthcare, rumors fly
By Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This week the U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up the last oral arguments of its current term. Now comes ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
First Hispanic Supreme Court justice takes prominent role
By Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court was deep into arguments over Arizona's new immigration law on Wednesday when the high court ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
First Hispanic Supreme Court justice takes prominent role
By Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court was deep into arguments over Arizona's new immigration law on Wednesday when the high court ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Supreme Court restrains IRS in tax shelter case
By Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service took too much time to try to collect ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
U.S. high court appears to back Arizona on immigration
By James Vicini and Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative justices who hold a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to endorse Arizona ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
How the Supreme Court justices came to America
(Reuters) - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will close out the 2011-2012 term with another controversial case: Arizona v. United States, which challenges Arizona's ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Supreme Court won't hear New York City rent case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a constitutional challenge to a New York City rent stabilization law ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
Supreme Court immigration case weighs states' powers
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A clash over immigration law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, pitting the state of ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Supreme Court: torture law applies only to people
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority and PLO cannot be sued under a 1991 U.S. victim protection law over the alleged ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Supreme Court takes another look at gray market resales
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court has decided to take a second crack at reconciling two apparently contradictory provisions in the Copyright Act: one that permits ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
The Hunger Games reigns supreme atop U.S. box office
The much-hyped movie, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth, has now become the first film in three years to hold onto the top ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Supreme Court hears Glaxo overtime pay case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether pharmaceutical companies must pay sales representatives overtime, a dispute that ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Supreme court rejects Skilling's Enron case appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the latest appeal by former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
White House in damage control over Obama Supreme Court remarks
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was forced on the defensive on Wednesday as it sought to explain controversial remarks President Barack ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Supreme Court upholds jail strip searches
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld strip searches of new jail inmates, even those arrested for minor traffic offenses ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Obama takes a shot at Supreme Court over healthcare
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, warning that a ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Supreme court: immunity for witness grand jury testimony
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a government investigator who initiates a criminal case against a private individual ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Supreme Court upholds jail strip-searches
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that jails do not violate privacy rights by routinely strip-searching everyone ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
What Supreme Court? Obama defends healthcare law, skirts debate
By Jeff Mason
Portland, Maine (Reuters) - He didn't mention them by name, but they seemed to be on his mind. President Barack Obama ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Supreme Court takes up healthcare in secrecy
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices on Friday held closed-door deliberations on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law, likely casting preliminary ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Upton predicts Supreme Court will overturn Obamacare
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO)-- Congressman Fred Upton expects that there will be a lot to do if the Affordable Care Act is struck down ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Supreme court limits damages in HIV-infected pilot's case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a pilot from San Francisco, whose status as HIV-infected was ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Supreme court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court opened its final day weighing the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Supreme court moves to heart of Obama healthcare case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court confronted the core of President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Tuesday, zeroing ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Supreme court refuses tobacco firm appeal in smoker case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will not hear an appeal by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Supreme court sets aside Myriad gene patent ruling
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court set aside on Monday a ruling that Myriad Genetics Inc can patent two genes linked to ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Supreme Court Hearing On Obama Care Begins
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court will spend the next three days hearing lawyers argue for and against the Obama Health Care ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Analysis: Why Supreme Court may uphold healthcare law
By Joan Biskupic
(Reuters) - Conventional political wisdom holds that the Supreme Court, scheduled to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare law ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law
By James Vicini and Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Supreme Court extends effective lawyer right to plea deals
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the constitutional right to effective legal assistance in cases of plea ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Supreme Court backs landowners in EPA clean water case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that landowners may bring a civil lawsuit challenging a federal government ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Top court rejects state damages in medical leave case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states cannot be sued for money damages for violating a key provision ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Top court rules against two diagnostic patents
By Diane Bartz and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court rejected two patents on a method for monitoring a patient's blood to ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Supreme court to hear death row mental competency cases
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether a federal law on the appointment of attorneys requires ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
"Friends" line up for Obamacare Supreme Court challenge
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - So many friends. So little love. Such is the state of the amicus, or "friend of the court," briefs that ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Supreme Court to release audio in healthcare cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will release audio recordings and transcripts of oral arguments in the healthcare challenge ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
U.S. healthcare legal issues at Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled three days of historic arguments over President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Flint Marine veteran reportedly granted new trial in Iranian Supreme Court
FLINT (WKZO) -- A marine veteran from Flint who was sentenced to death in Iran for being a CIA Spy has reportedly been granted a ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Iran parliament vote seen bolstering Supreme Leader
By Parisa Hafezi and Zahra Hosseinian
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Supreme Court hears corporate human rights case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A number of Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Tuesday that corporations can be sued in the United States ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Supreme Court Decides to Not Decide on Asian Carp
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has no plans to get involved in the fight against Asian carp near the Great ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Asian Carp Case
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has no plans to get involved in the fight against Asian carp near the Great ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Supreme Court to hear corporate human rights case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will weigh next week whether corporations can be sued in the United States for suspected complicity ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Supreme Court to hear military medal lying case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. law making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal goes before the Supreme ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Supreme Court justice, wife robbed in Caribbean
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife Joanna were robbed last week at their vacation home on the ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Mississippi Supreme Court urged to void Barbour pardons
By Robbie Ward
JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) - Most of about 200 pardons of convicted felons granted by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour should be voided ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Mississippi Supreme Court urged to overturn Barbour pardons
By Robbie Ward
JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) - Most of about 200 pardons of convicted felons granted by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour should be voided ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Supreme Court lets stand Ohio stay of execution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to lift a stay of execution for Ohio convicted killer Charles Lorraine because the state failed ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Arizona court keeps candidate off ballot over English skills
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - Arizona's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a city council candidate with limited English skills could be kept off ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration arguments April 25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear arguments on April 25 on the power of states to adopt ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Mississippi Supreme Court to decide on Barbour pardons
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - The Mississippi Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will decide whether a lower court has the authority ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Supreme Court overturns California slaughterhouse law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Monday a California law that requires slaughterhouses to immediately euthanize animals that cannot ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Supreme Court rules police need warrant for GPS tracking
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police cannot put a GPS device on a suspect's car to ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Supreme Court keeps West Virginia redistricting map intact
By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) - The Supreme Court granted a request from West Virginia officials on Friday by issuing an order ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Supreme Court throws out Texas election maps
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory in a partisan fight over election redistricting that has erupted ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Supreme Court rejects prayer, student Internet cases
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court passed up the chance on Tuesday to hear controversial new cases about prayers before public government ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
"Son of Boss" crackdown lands in Supreme Court
By Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tax shelter case going before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday puts $1 billion in potential government ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Supreme Court rejects special review of eyewitness testimony
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Constitution does not require a special judicial inquiry into the potential ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Supreme Court rejects inmate lawsuit versus Geo employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that employees of the private prison operator Geo Group Inc cannot be sued in federal court ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Texas election map fight goes before Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court next week will step into a partisan battle over remapping congressional districts in Texas, the court ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration defended its healthcare overhaul law before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, rejecting arguments by critics who warned ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration defended its healthcare overhaul law before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, rejecting arguments by ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Supreme Court to decide drug-detecting dog sniff case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide whether a sniff by a drug-detecting dog at ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Kings falling short in bid to reign supreme
By Frank Pingue
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings were considered Stanley Cup contenders ahead of the 2011-12 National Hockey League season but a slow ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Supreme Court sets Obama healthcare arguments
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments on President Barack Obama's sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul will last 5-1/2 hours spread over ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Analysis: Supreme Court immigration case a federal-state test
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court's promised ruling next year on Arizona's immigration crackdown could turn on how much a ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Supreme Court to decide Arizona immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday said it will rule for the first time on one of several tough, new ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Supreme Court hears arguments on personal medicine
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Prometheus Laboratories should have been allowed to patent instructions for observing changes in a ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Supreme Court ready for TV? It's a split decision
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings would benefit the public, some said at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, while ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Supreme Court rejects worship at public school appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that religious groups cannot use public schools facilities ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Supreme Court to hear Cheney-Secret Service case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it will decide whether a man arrested after touching then-Vice President Dick Cheney ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Supreme Court asks if lawsuits require proof of harm
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case pitting business against consumer groups, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday questioned whether individuals can ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Supreme Court to decide whether lawsuits require harm
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a dispute pitting big business against consumer groups, the Supreme Court hears arguments Monday on whether a person ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Top court names lawyers to argue healthcare case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday named an attorney to argue that challenges to President Barack Obama's healthcare insurance ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Factbox: Supreme Court's lengthiest oral arguments
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court has slated 5 1/2 hours for oral arguments early next year as it decides the constitutionality of President Barack ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
What Supreme Court ruling could mean for healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law in the coming year ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
What Supreme Court ruling could mean for healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law in the coming year ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Supreme Court asked to broadcast healthcare case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cable TV network and a senior Republican senator asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to allow its first live ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Supreme Court asked to broadcast healthcare case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. cable TV network and a senior Republican senator asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to allow its ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Supreme Court considers jail strip searches
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether jails violated constitutional privacy rights by routinely strip searching everyone ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Supreme Court won't hear same-sex adoptive parents case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to consider the rights of same-sex parents in a setback for two gay ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Georgia Supreme Court upholds inmate's stay of execution
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to lift a stay of execution ordered for a death row inmate seeking more DNA ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Supreme Court won't review drug case text message search
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the police can search text messages from an arrested ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Supreme Court won't review gun rights outside of home
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether an individual's right to own guns includes carrying a firearm ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Supreme Court rejects Internet music download case
By James Vicini
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that a traditional Internet download of sound recording does not constitute ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
-Obama's healthcare law tops new high court term
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new U.S. Supreme Court term ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Virginia to take healthcare suit to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Virginia plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a recent decision in its challenge to the federal healthcare ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Safe drug-injection site can stay: Supreme Court of Canada
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Vancouver's Insite clinic, the only safe-injection site for drug addicts in North America, can stay open, the Supreme ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Obama's healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Business group appeals health law to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small business group said on Wednesday it has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in its legal ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Supreme Court grants stay of execution in Texas case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a stay of execution for a Texas death row inmate, Cleve Foster, a 47-year-old former Army ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Supreme Court grants stay of execution in Texas case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a stay of execution for a Texas death row inmate, Cleve Foster, a 47-year-old former Army ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Supreme Court stays Texas death row inmate execution
By James Vicini and Karen Brooks
WASHINGTON/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Supreme Court gave a reprieve on Thursday to a Texas death row inmate ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
John Goodman Reigns Supreme in 'Community' Teaser
Could anything be more exciting than this teaser for Community's third season, which depicts a hyperdramatic John Goodman, playing the head of a ...
Sat, August 27, 2011
Report details State Supreme Court incident
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has released the results of its investigation into an alleged fight between two state Supreme Court justices. The ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
California Supreme Court turns down Phil Spector appeal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to review the 2009 murder conviction of music producer Phil Spector, turning down an ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Arizona appeals to Supreme Court on immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal and overturn a ruling that put on ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Obama healthcare battle appealed to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Michigan-based legal group on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that found President Barack Obama's ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Supreme Court to decide police GPS tracking case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is to rule on whether a 220-year-old amendment to the Constitution prevents police from using 21st ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Supreme Court to decide TV profanity, nudity case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether broadcasters can be fined for showing nudity or airing ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Court strikes down minor violent video game ban
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors because it would violate free-speech rights ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Supreme Court won't hear Iraqi contractor torture case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that employees of two defense contractors took part in ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a controversial measure that curbs the collective bargaining ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Supreme Court upholds ethics law on voting recusal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States can require that lawmakers disqualify themselves from voting on matters because they may have a conflict of interest, the Supreme Court ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Microsoft loses U.S. Supreme Court case on patent
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp suffered a defeat on Thursday when the Supreme Court upheld a record $290 million jury verdict against ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Supreme Court rejects illegal immigrants' tuition case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a California law that gives illegal immigrants the same in-state ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Supreme Court backs Arizona business immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that allows the state to shut down businesses that hire ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Arizona Supreme Court stays execution
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's highest court has put on hold the execution scheduled for Wednesday of an apartment complex custodian set ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
New Jersey must give poor schools $500 million: Supreme Court
By Edith Honan and Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey must provide about $500 million for its poorer school districts next year, the ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Supreme Court orders more hearings on Navy jet contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court sent back on Monday for further proceedings a 20-year-old lawsuit over the Navy's cancellation of a $4.8 ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
GAB certifies Prosser victory in Supreme Court recount
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 48 days after people cast their ballots, David Prosser was declared the winner Monday of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
The ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Supreme Court orders California prisoner release
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered California to release tens of thousands of inmates or take other steps to ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Waukesha Co.'s Supreme Court Recount "Moving Faster Than Expected"
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - The only Wisconsin county that’s still recounting last month’s State Supreme Court ballots says it’s moving faster than ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Hosmer reigns supreme among rising young Royals
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bloop and a blast made Eric Hosmer a Yankee killer in his first trip to the Bronx ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Arizona to petition Supreme Court on immigration
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer said on Monday she would immediately petition the U.S. Supreme Court to ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
State Supreme Court to Hear CB Bill Challenge
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to a bill that limits collective bargaining rights for public employee unions ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
State Supreme Court Recount 2/3 Complete, Prosser Holds Lead
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Supreme Court recount is about two-thirds finished.
Justice David Prosser leads challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by about 43,000 votes ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Prosser Holds Lead in Supreme Court Recount
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser still leads the statewide recount with 54 percent of the voting districts reporting.
State officials ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Supreme Court to decide credit card arbitration case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear an appeal by Synovus Financial Corp and CompuCredit ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Supreme Court to consider Jerusalem passport case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear an appeal by parents who want Secretary of State Hillary ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Supreme Court Recount 46% Done: Prosser Lead is About 4.5%
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Supreme Court recount is about half finished.
Incumbent Justice David Prosser had about a 4.5 percent lead over ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Supreme Court Recount Update: Prosser Extends Lead
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - With almost nine percent of the statewide recount finished, Supreme Court Justice David Prosser extended his lead by eight votes.
Almost ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Supreme Court Recount Off to Rocky Start
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s first statewide recount in 22 years got off to a rocky start Wednesday.
Clerks in Chippewa and Menominee counties ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
UPDATE: Wisconsin Supreme Court Recount Underway
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court recount got off to a rough start Wednesday in Waukesha County.
That’s because a bag of ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Supreme Court rules for AT&T in arbitration case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed businesses such as AT&T Inc <T.N> a major victory ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Supreme Court Recount Begins Wednesday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - One notorious figure will sit in the background, as a statewide recount of the Supreme Court ballots begins Wednesday.
Waukesha County ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
State Supreme Court Recount to be Completed by May 9
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin county clerks were told Monday to finish their recounts for the State Supreme Court election by May 9th – and to ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Both Supreme Court Candidates Agree to Partial Hand Recount
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The first major issue in the State Supreme Court recount was smoothed out Thursday, when a judge approved a compromise on ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Supreme court questions global warming lawsuit
By Deborah Zabarenko and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether a global warming lawsuit against five big power companies ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Police say no threat near Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police gave the all clear signal on Tuesday after investigating a suspicious package near the Supreme Court, a spokeswoman ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Supreme Court won't speed up Obama healthcare law ruling
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court refused on Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, his ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
UPDATE: Both Supreme Court Candidates Prepare for Recount
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (WTAQ) - Both candidates for the State Supreme Court are raising money to help pay for the statewide recount that’s expected to ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Walker Administration asks State Supreme Court to Drop Suit Blocking CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s administration asked the State Supreme Court Thursday to drop the lawsuit that’s blocking the new cutbacks ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Kloppenburg Declares Victory, Recount Expected in Supreme Court Election
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory Wednesday, after unofficial returns showed her winning the State Supreme Court race by one-hundredth-of-one-percent over incumbent Justice ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Arizona execution
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for a convicted killer in Arizona who was due to die by lethal ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Texas man gets temporary execution stay from Supreme Court
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - A Texas man scheduled to be put to death later on Tuesday received a temporary stay of execution ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Supreme Court to decide jail strip search case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said Monday that it would decide whether a jail policy of strip searching every individual arrested ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Supreme Court: Drugmakers can't be sued on overcharge
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a group of large pharmaceutical companies cannot be sued by a California ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Supreme Court considers Arizona campaign finance law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Monday its first campaign finance case since ruling last year that corporations have the ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Victim Upset With Supreme Court Campaign Ad
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man molested by a former Fox Valley priest in the 1970’s said Friday he’s upset with a liberal ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Collective Bargaining Law Now in Hands of State Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state appeals court refused to decide Thursday whether to keep blocking the new law that strips collective bargaining for public ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Wal-Mart to argue sex-bias case in Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will urge the Supreme Court next week to reject the largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit in history ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Supreme Court allows Fed bailout records release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that the U.S. Federal Reserve must disclose details about its emergency lending programs to ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Supreme Court Candidates Unhappy With Partisan Aspect in Race
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Both candidates for the State Supreme Court are not happy that labor activists want to turn their non-partisan race into a ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Supreme Court won't review drug patent deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that drug companies can pay rivals to delay production of generic drugs without violating federal ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Supreme Court allows military funeral anti-gay protests
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that members of a fundamentalist church have a free-speech right to hold anti-gay ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Supreme Court rejects AT&T corporate privacy rights
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc and other corporations do not have personal privacy rights to prevent disclosure of federal government records ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Supreme Court allows lawsuits over seat belts
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal regulations setting vehicle safety standards do not bar lawsuits seeking damages ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Supreme Court rules for vaccine makers on lawsuits
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled that federal law shields vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits in state court seeking damages for ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Supreme Court Candidates: Disciplinary Rules for Lawyers Need Review
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - All four Supreme Court candidates in Tuesday’s primary say the state’s disciplinary procedures for lawyers should be reviewed.
That ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Groups Push to Stop State's Tax-Funded Financing of Supreme Court Campaigns
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Conservative groups have asked a federal judge to strike down Wisconsin’s new tax-funded financing for Supreme Court campaigns this spring ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
The King's Speech reigns supreme at British box office
The period film took in $6.3 million (£4.2 million) to keep newly-released Black Swan off the top spot.
Natalie Portman's film ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Supreme Court rules for JPMorgan on credit cards
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled that JPMorgan Chase & Co under an old federal regulation did not have to provide written ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Supreme Court upholds NASA employee background checks
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government in its background investigations of employees can ask about their drug treatment, medical conditions or other personal ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Supreme Court weighs 20-year fight on warplane
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the U.S. government's arguments in a 20-year-old lawsuit over the Navy ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
3 State Supreme Court Candidates to Get Tax Dollars for Campaigns
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three State Supreme Court candidates in next month’s primary will get tax money to run the majority of their campaigns ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Dems Blast Zahra Appointment To State Supreme Court
(Lansing, MI) -- Newly elected Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Judge Brian Zahra to the Michigan Supreme Court. The 51-year-old Northville Township Republican has served ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Zahra to Fill Michigan Supreme Court Vacancy
LANSING -- Governor Rick Snyder has made his choice to fill a vacancy on the Michigan Supreme Court. In a statement, Synder named Michigan Appeals ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Zahra To Fill Vacancy In State Supreme Court
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Rick Snyder has made his choice to fill a vacancy on the Michigan Supreme Court. In a statement, Snyder named Michigan ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Supreme Court won't review music download antitrust case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a ruling that reinstated an antitrust lawsuit alleging major record labels conspired to fix ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Markey Wants Supreme Court Position
LANSING (WKZO) -- It’s unusual and some may say unseemly for anyone to actively campaign for a State Supreme Court vacancy, but Jane Markey ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Supreme Court to decide state drug data mining law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether a state law restricting commercial access to information ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Ex-State Supreme Court Justice Butler Won't Get Fed Judgeship
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - It appears that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler will not get a federal judgeship.
Leaders of both parties ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Burlington Woman's Appeal
BURLINGTON (WTVB) - The Michigan Supreme Court has decided not to hear the appeal of a Burlington woman who was sent to prison for allegedly ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
Supreme Court to decide generic drug labeling issue
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether generic drug companies could be sued under state ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Supreme Court considers 2007 Arizona immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped into the fierce national debate over illegal immigration, considering an Arizona law that ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Wal-Mart class-action appeal goes to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide if the largest sex-discrimination class-action lawsuit in U.S. history ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
State Supreme Court Will Review Suits Challenging Campaign Donor Rules
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to review a lawsuit which challenges new rules that forces outside political groups to say ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Supreme Court to decide Arizona campaign finance law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will decide another campaign finance law, taking up a challenge to Arizona's system ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Supreme Court rejects Tiffany trademark appeal vs eBay
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by Tiffany & Co <TIF.N> arguing that eBay ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Microsoft appeal on i4i patent
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp scored a victory in a long-running patent case by persuading the Supreme Court to hear its appeal ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Supreme Court Censures Former Justice
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Supreme Court has censured former justice Elizabeth Weaver for secretly recording conversations and releasing some transcripts. The letter of censure ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Supreme Court Censures Former Justice
LANSING -- The Michigan Supreme Court has censured former justice Elizabeth Weaver for secretly recording conversations and releasing some transcripts. The letter of censure was ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
New Jersey Supreme Court rejects bid to recall senator
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to recall Senator Robert Menendez, ruling that state law does not allow ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Supreme Court declines to lift military ban on gays
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Williams Case
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will *not* review the ruling that allowed Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams to avoid four-game ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Supreme Court to decide on vaccine suits
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that could shake ...
Sun, October 03, 2010
Supreme Court term has free-speech and immigration cases
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will consider important cases on anti-gay protests at military funerals, violent video games and immigration law ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Smith's fight for oil mogul's cash reconsidered by Supreme Court
The busty blonde launched a legal battle for a $300 million (£200 million) share of oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall's estate prior to ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Anna Nicole Smith estate case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether Anna Nicole Smith's estate should get part ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Judge Waiting for State Supreme Court to Decide Election Funding
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A federal judge says he’ll wait for the State Supreme Court to decide a lawsuit over the funding of elections ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Supreme Court Blocks Tea Party
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Supreme Court has denied efforts by the Tea Party movement and its slate of 23 candidates to be listed on ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Microsoft appeals to Supreme Court over i4i patent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to reconsider a lower court's ruling that upheld rival i4i ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Supreme Court Justice Weaver Retires
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Weaver has stepped down, altering the balance of power on the state's high court. Governor Granholm ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Michigan Supreme Court Justice to Step Down
LANSING -- A Michigan Supreme Court Justice is expected to announce her resignation today. Justice Elizabeth Weaver reportedly made a deal with Governor Jennifer Granholm ...
Sun, August 15, 2010
State Supreme Court Grants Injunction Against Issue Ads Rule
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court grants an injunction against a new rule regulating political issue ads.
Several groups on both sides of ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Kagan sworn in as 112th justice to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elena Kagan became the fourth female justice in history on Saturday and the 112th Supreme Court member after President Barack Obama won ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate Confirms Kagan For U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Senate has confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the 112th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 50-year-old ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Supreme Court asked to halt Guantanamo trial
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - A military lawyer has asked the Supreme Court to halt next week's Guantanamo trial of a young Canadian ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Michigan Supreme Court Finds In Favor Of Lansing Teachers
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of four Lansing teachers who had sought the right to sue the school district ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wins committee approval
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won approval Tuesday of a divided Senate Judiciary Committee, moving her a step closer ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
State Supreme Court Outlaws Considering Race in Jury Selection
LANSING -- The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a Wayne County Circuit Court judge's decision in ruling that race can't be considered in ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Supreme Court upholds political party money limits
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed the limits on contributions that political parties can raise, and rejected a challenge ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Supreme Court rejects Pfizer Nigeria lawsuit appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Pfizer Inc of a ruling that reinstated U.S. lawsuits ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Supreme Court Rules On Gun Law
COLDWATER (WTVB) - The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling that extends gun rights to every city and state in the nation. In ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Supreme Court rules against Christian group that bars gays
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A university can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that bars gays and nonbelievers, the U.S ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Supreme Court rejects Vatican appeal in sex abuse case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to consider whether the Vatican has legal immunity over the sexual ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration law challenge
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear a legal challenge by business, civil rights and ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Supreme Court rejects appeal for tobacco damages
By James Vicini and Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt by the federal government to wrest billions ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Military vets condemn Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three veterans accused Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan of bias against the military on Thursday as she glided toward ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Supreme Court nominee Kagan gets top rating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan received the American Bar Association's top rating
on Thursday, boosting her chances of winning confirmation by ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Supreme Court imperils Skilling, Black convictions
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday threw into doubt the fraud convictions of former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Supreme Court sets aside ruling in Enron Skilling case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a ruling that upheld the conspiracy conviction of former Enron Corp executive Jeffrey Skilling, and ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Supreme Court upholds terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a law that bars Americans from providing support to foreign terrorist groups, rejecting ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Supreme Court to hear JPMorgan appeal in card case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear JPMorgan Chase & Co's <JPM.N> appeal over a lawsuit accusing the bank ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Supreme Court: no immunity for ex-Somali official
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Somali prime minister is not protected by sovereign immunity from a lawsuit in the United States for ...
Sat, May 29, 2010
Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Ambassador Bridge Appeal
(Lansing, MI) -- Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun has lost an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court. The issue stems from the construction of ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Supreme court rules for black firefighter applicants
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that thousands of black firefighter applicants could proceed with a lawsuit that accuses ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Supreme Court: NFL sports apparel suit can proceed
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in a dispute over an exclusive licensing deal for sports merchandise ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court OK's Antitrust Suit Against NFL
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - An antitrust case against the NFL has gotten the go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court overruled ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Supreme Court nominee Kagan is a millionaire
By Thomas Ferraro and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, praised by President Barack Obama for her understanding of "ordinary people ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court upholds federal sex offender law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a federal law on Monday that allows the U.S. government to keep sex offenders ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court bars some life terms for juveniles
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday it was unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Senator says Kagan critical of Supreme Court
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan criticized the court she is seeking to join during a private meeting on ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
State Supreme Court Justices Asking For Probe Into Fellow Justice
(Lansing, MI) -- Three members of the Michigan Supreme Court are asking for an investigation into fellow Justice Elizabeth Weaver. Justices Stephen Markman, Maura Corrigan ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Obama’s Choice For Supreme Court
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - The President has made his choice for the Supreme Court. He is nominating 50 year old Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who went ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Obama Names Kagan as Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama is nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the 112th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In a ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Republican would back Garland for Supreme Court
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday he would help moderate jurist Merrick Garland win Senate ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
Obama meets Supreme Court candidate, Republicans
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sounded out senior Senate Republicans on Wednesday about Supreme Court justice candidates and was warned he ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Obama Supreme Court pick could come this week
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could announce his second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as this week ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Supreme court rejects Delaware sports betting appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Delaware appeal that argued the state should be allowed to offer a ...
Sun, May 02, 2010
Clinton says not interested in Supreme Court job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed speculation she was interested in being named to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying intended to ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Judge from Montana interviewed for Supreme Court
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama interviewed appeals court judge Sidney Thomas for a slot on the Supreme Court on Thursday, a ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Supreme court says cross may stay in California desert
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a federal judge erred in ordering the removal of a large Christian ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Supreme Court Will Not Take Up Asian Carp Issue
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- The Supreme Court has made its final decision not to take up the case of closing the Chicago Shipping Canal ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Supreme Court strikes down animal cruelty law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Tuesday a U.S. law that bans videos depicting animal cruelty, ruling the ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Supreme Court weighs case of Christian group that bars gays
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether a university can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Supreme Court rejects killer's affair-based appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court rejected on Monday an appeal by a former Texas death row inmate who argued his right to a fair ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Costco-Swatch copyright case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear Costco Wholesale Corp's <COST.O> appeal in ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Obama seen making quick Supreme Court pick
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether President Barack Obama looks to a moderate or a liberal as his second Supreme Court nominee, one thing ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Leahy sees confirmation for Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said on Tuesday that any of the possible Supreme Court nominees now being considered ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Granholm: Supreme Court Consideration A "Privilege"
(Detroit, MI) -- Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is reportedly under consideration by President Obama to be his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
Granholm May Be Considered For Supreme Court
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Governor Granholm has popped up on most of the speculative lists of possible candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy that ...
Sun, April 11, 2010
Republicans warn Obama on Supreme Court nominee
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans warned on Sunday they could raise procedural roadblocks to any Supreme Court nominee they consider outside the ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Supreme Court Justice Stevens to resign
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday he would resign, and President Barack Obama promised to ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Obama may face election-year Supreme Court battle
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fresh off a bruising battle over healthcare, could face another tough fight in Congress to fill ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Supreme Court Denies Request To Close Canal
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- Without comment Supreme Court Justices have denied a request to close the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, for a second ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Supreme Court gets rid of Guantanamo Uighurs case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it will not decide an appeal by Chinese Muslim detainees held for years ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Supreme Court: Police can question suspect after release
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the police can resume questioning a suspect if the person has been released ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Supreme Court considers terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned whether a law that bars Americans from providing support to foreign terrorist groups ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Supreme Court: Companies are based where execs are
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said a corporation's principal place of business is where its top executives ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Supreme leader says Iran not seeking nuclear weapons
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons, a day after the U.N. nuclear watchdog ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect State's Corporate Election Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 105-year-old state law against corporate spending for elections could fall by the wayside, now that the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows corporate political cash
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Supreme Court Denies Motion in Asian Carp Case
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court weighed in Tuesday morning on the struggle between Illinois and other Great Lakes states in the effort to contain the ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Supreme court says jury selection should be in public
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the constitutional right to a public trial in criminal cases means that ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Supreme Court Sets Asian Carp Issue Aside
LANSING -- The U.S. Supreme Court had been set to take action on the state of Michigan's lawsuit brought against the state of ...
Sun, January 17, 2010
Supreme Court to rule on famed death penalty case
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Tuesday to issue its latest decision on the fate of Mumia ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Supreme Court Set To Take Up Asian Carp Suit
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Friday to take up Wisconsin’s lawsuit that seeks to stop the invasive ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
WI Supreme Court To Rule On Moving Malpractice Funds To Help Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide if it was legal to take $200 million from the medical malpractice fund to help ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
US Supreme Court Expected To Hear Asian Carp Arguments Today
(Washington, DC) -- The fight to close locks in Chicago feeding into Lake Michigan to prevent the spread of the Asian carp into the Great ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Asian Carp Case Goes Before Supreme Court
CHICAGO -- Samples taken months ago show that DNA from the Asian Carp was already found near the Wilmette pumping station north of Chicago, just ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Supreme Court to Hear Asian Carp Case Friday
WASHINGTON -- Illinois' Asian carp case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this Friday. That's the date the high court has set for ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Supreme court blocks broadcasting of gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a federal judge's plan to broadcast the trial over California's ban ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
Iran Supreme Leader urges firm action over riots
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the security forces on Saturday to take firm action against anti-government protesters.
"The officials ...
Fri, January 01, 2010
BAE bribery suit may be taken to Supreme Court
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pension fund may ask the Supreme Court to let it sue BAE Systems Plc <BAES.L> in the ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
Wisconsin Right to Life challenges Supreme Court money
MADISON, Is. (WSAU) - Wisconsin Right to Life files a federal lawsuit challenging a new state statute.
The new law was passed by the legislature ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Chrysler Sale Challenge
WASHINGTON -- he U.S. Supreme Court is telling a lower court to dismiss a legal challenge dealing with the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Supreme Court to hear text message privacy case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether privacy rights covered a worker's personal ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo torture case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by four former Guantanamo Bay prisoners ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Supreme Court to hear religious group barring gays case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a university can deny recognition to ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
Vonn reigns supreme at Lake Louise again
By Steve Keating
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn continued to reign supreme in the Canadian Rockies on Friday by rocketing to her ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Supreme Court to decide reach of securities law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide when U.S. laws against securities fraud apply to transnational ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Honduras Supreme Court backs Zelaya ouster
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office, dimming the possibility of his reinstatement ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Iran's Supreme Leader cannot be removed
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cannot be removed from his post because his legitimacy comes from God, an official close ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Supreme Court considers life in prison for juveniles
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Monday to make it unconstitutional for any juvenile who commits a ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Supreme Court to hear Guantanamo Uighurs appeal
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would hear an appeal by Chinese Muslim prisoners held for years at ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Enron's Skilling
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would hear an appeal by former Enron Corp Chief ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Supreme Court hears dispute on cross on park land
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices revealed sharp differences on Wednesday in considering a legal challenge to a large Christian ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Supreme Court lets stand $36 million Family Dollar ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Family Dollar Stores Inc said on Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear its appeal of ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Supreme court rejects Qwest ex-CEO Nacchio's appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by former Qwest Communications International Inc Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio ...
Sun, October 04, 2009
Supreme court term has major gun rights, business cases
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider gun rights and decide an important case that could loosen restrictions ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Supreme Court to decide terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an Obama administration appeal defending part of the ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Supreme court to decide how far gun rights extend
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the constitutional right of individuals to own firearms trumps state and ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Cigarette makers plan U.S. Supreme Court appeal
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several tobacco companies plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a May ruling in a ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Supreme Court's Ginsburg released from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released Friday from a Washington hospital, a day after she experienced lightheadedness and ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Supreme Court questions company campaign spending limits
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate spending limits in U.S. political campaigns may be too broad and silence free-speech rights of small businesses ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Schwarzenegger to take prison fight to Supreme Court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court's order that the state reduce ...
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