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Politics Apr 29
Supreme Court upholds EPA emissions limitsWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 6-2 decision, the court upheld a rule adopted…
Politics Apr 29
Supreme Court takes on warrantless cellphone searchesWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is considering whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. The court's latest foray into the issue of privacy in the digital age involves two cases being argued…
Nation Apr 28
Supreme Court hooks fishing caseThe court said Monday it will hear the case of a Florida fisherman who wants the court to throw out his conviction for getting rid of some small grouper under a federal law originally aimed at the accounting industry.
Nation Apr 27
Supreme Court takes on police searches of cellphonesTwo Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home?…
Nation Apr 22
Supreme Court Justices concerned over impact on cloud computing in Aereo caseWASHINGTON -- Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet. The high court heard arguments…
Nation Apr 22
Supreme Court tackles streaming television suit TuesdayWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between broadcasters and an Internet startup company that has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry. The company is Aereo Inc., and the justices are hearing arguments…
Nation Apr 21
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over Internet TV service AereoWASHINGTON — Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and now trying to rein in another technological innovation they say threatens their financial well-being. The…
Politics Apr 02
Supreme Court strikes down campaign contribution limitsThe Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. The justices said in a 5-4 vote that Americans have a…
Politics Mar 25
High court seems divided on health law’s contraception coverageSupreme Court justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requires coverage of birth control for employees at no extra charge. The case being argued at the Supreme…
Nation Mar 04
Supreme Court skeptical of IQ scores in deciding executionSupreme Court The Supreme Court indicated Monday that states should look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. Twelve years…