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Supreme Court: Torture lawsuits can only be filed against people, not groups like PLO
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that organizations may not be sued for claims they aided in torture or killings abroad under a law aimed at helping torture victims. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the court’s...
Tags: Washington, DC, Palestinian Liberation Organization, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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With clock ticking, Indiana GOP Senate race heats up
Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's campaign released a new radio ad Monday, hammering six-term incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana and adding to the thickening tension between the two candidates in the final two weeks of the primary race....
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Antonin Scalia, Tea Party Movement, Radio
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High court appears to lean toward Arizona in immigration law dispute
CNNParts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday. States throughout the country considering their own tough immigration laws are closely following the proceedings over what...Tags: Social Issues, Laws, Extradition, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court: Prisoners don't need to be read Miranda rights
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court said Tuesday investigators don’t have to read Miranda rights to inmates during jailhouse interrogations about crimes unrelated to their current incarceration.
The high court, on a 6-3 vote, overturned a...Tags: Stephen Breyer, Washington, DC, Samuel A. Alito, Sexual Assault, Prisons
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High court weighs policy against curse words on TV
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television, and the Internet is awash...Tags: Entertainment Events, Television, Awards and Prizes, Music, Television Industry
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Perry drops out of presidential race, endorses Gingrich
Tribune News ServicesTexas Gov. Rick Perry abandoned his presidential bid and endorsed Newt Gingrich, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt Romney struggles to fend off a challenge from the former House speaker....Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Diseases and Illnesses, Agricultural Research and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses
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U.S. Supreme Court rules GPS tracking requires a warrant
Police erred by not obtaining an extended search warrant before attaching a tracking device to a drug suspect's car, the Supreme Court said in a unanimous ruling Monday.
A majority of justices said that secretly placing the device and monitoring the man'...Tags: U.S. Congress, Justice System, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court: Police must get a warrant to track suspects with GPS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.
The ruling represents a serious complication for law enforcement nationwide, which...Tags: Stephen Breyer, Washington, DC, Samuel A. Alito, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia
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