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Appeals Court Refuses to Block Chrysler’s Sale

Appeals Court Refuses to Block Chrysler’s Sale

Chrysler’s sale to Fiat is on hold until Monday while Indiana’s pension funds appeal to the Supreme Court.

 

GOP walks fine line on opposing Sotomayor

GOP walks fine line on opposing Sotomayor

The Republican Party risks further alienation from Hispanics by challenging the nomination of Sonia Sotomayer, who would become the first Hispanic, and third woman, on the Supreme Court.

 

California Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

California Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

The ruling ratified a decision made by voters last year, but allowed existing gay marriages to stand.

 

Obama Picks Sotomayor as Supreme Court Nominee, Officials Say

Obama Picks Sotomayor as Supreme Court Nominee, Officials Say

Announcement will be made before Obama leaves for a two-day trip to California and Las Vegas that will focus mostly on fundraising events.

 

Top U.S. officials can't be sued for post-9/11 abuse

The former U.S. attorney general and the FBI director cannot be subjected to a lawsuit by a Pakistani man claiming abuse while imprisoned in New York after the September 11, 2001, attacks the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

 

Court pick to be shaped by Obama's experience

The president, zeroing on his first nomination to the Supreme Court, is reaching out to senators he knows can set the tone and pace of the upcoming confirmation.

 

Supreme Court throws out Janet Jackson ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

 

Justices' Takes on Strip Search Vary

Justices' Takes on Strip Search Vary

An important case at the Supreme Court sometimes informs as much about the justices as the issue at hand, and yesterday's animated hearing on whether school officials have the right to strip-search a 13-year-old female student seemed ...

 

Supreme Court to Review 'Hillary: The Movie'

Supreme Court to Review 'Hillary: The Movie'

Months after its debut, "Hillary: The Movie" faces nine of the nation's toughest critics: the Supreme Court.

 

California Court Weighing Gay Marriage Ban

California Court Weighing Gay Marriage Ban

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on the future of a ballot initiative that outlawed such unions.

 

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