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Supreme Court Skeptical of Federal Marriage Law

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:52:01 +0000

Two days of arguments over gay marriage are over at the Supreme Court, where five justices -- a majority -- today raised questions about a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples, even though the benefits are given to other couples.

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Supreme Court Could Avoid National Gay Marriage Ruling

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:21:44 +0000

The Supreme Court could end up avoiding a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry.

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Supreme Court Nixes Nursing Home Bid on Strike

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:28:10 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request by a nursing home company that asked for delay reinstating striking Connecticut workers.

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NJ-Based Nursing Home Company Seeks Supreme Court Help

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:46:19 +0000

A New Jersey nursing home company has asked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to overturn an appeals court's order rejecting a delay in reinstating striking Connecticut workers.

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Supreme Court Justice Defends Arguments During Princeton Visit

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:23:13 +0000

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is defending arguments in his opinions that some people find offensive or anti-gay.

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U.S. Supreme Court Starts Term Monday

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:18:07 +0000

The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.

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Feud Among U.S. Supreme Court Justices?

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:33:04 +0000

Justice Antonin Scalia says he hasn't had a "falling out" with Chief Justice John Roberts over the Supreme Court's landmark 5-4 decision validating much of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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High Court Throws Out FCC Indecency Policy

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:05:49 +0000

The Supreme Court has thrown out fines and sanctions against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television.

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Fort Dix Plot Convict Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:35:51 +0000

A man convicted in 2008 of conspiring to kill military personnel on the Army's Fort Dix base is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a key aspect of the case.

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High Court Upholds Jails' Strip Searches

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:41:50 +0000

The Supreme Court has ruled that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights.

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