Supreme Court

Garden Grove acts to close marijuana dispensaries

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — An Orange County city is ordering its medical marijuana dispensaries to close in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that permits pot shop bans. The Orange County Register […]

2013/05/14

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (AP Photo)

Court won’t stop judges from getting raises

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t stop some federal judges from getting cost-of-living increases promised to them by Congress but never paid, a move that could end up increasing the salaries of all federal judges.

2013/04/22

Court leaves in place rule for ads on airfares

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refusing to review a federal rule that requires airlines to include taxes in their advertised fares, a practice that carriers say violates their free-speech rights.

2013/04/01

High court poised to upend civil rights policies

(AP) — Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on affirmative action and a second on voting rights, a divided Supreme Court is poised to answer the question: Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?

2013/03/31

Gay marriage at high court: How a case can fizzle

WASHINGTON (AP) — A discussion by Supreme Court justices about walking away from a case challenging California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage offers a rare glimpse at the court’s opaque internal workings.

2013/03/28

High court skeptical of federal marriage law

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major gay rights case, the Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it could strike down the law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits that go to other married people.

2013/03/27

People wait in line outside US Supreme Court, Washington, DC (AP Photo)

Court grounds packed on first day of marriage case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flag-waving and sign-carrying supporters and opponents of gay marriage staked out their own pieces of sidewalk Tuesday as they massed outside the Supreme Court for the first of two days of arguments in cases involving gay marriage.

2013/03/26

Attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson argued the Defense of Marriage Act at the Supreme Court. (AP Photo)

Justices hear arguments on Calif. Gay marriage ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer seeking an end to California’s ban on same-sex marriage is comparing it to bans on interracial marriages, a prohibition the Supreme Court declared illegal decades ago.

2013/03/26

Scholars weigh impact of gay marriage on religious rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court prepares to consider two gay marriage cases this week, scholars are weighing the impact the justices’ ruling may have on religious rights.

2013/03/24

Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.

2013/03/24

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