Supreme Court Ruling

Citigroup Settlement Tossed: Judge Tells SEC To Get It Together

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 11.29.2011

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In a potentially precedent setting ruling on Monday, a federal judge in New York tossed out a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commissio...

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Do California's Prisons Punish Inmates Based On Race?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 07.25.2011

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The overcrowding in California's state prison system constitutes cruel and unusual treatment, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that focused on...

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean Thousands Of Released Inmates For LA

The Informer | Posted 07.23.2011

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The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered California to open the floodgates at its state prisons and unleash 37,000 of its 140,000 or so inmates. You c...

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Supreme Court: Inmates Can't Sue For Religious Rights

Posted 06.21.2011

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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Prison inmates who are deprived of their religious rights cannot sue states for monetary damag...

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Justice Anthony Kennedy's Influence On Supreme Court Likely To Grow

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony Kennedy, who already decides whether liberals or conservatives win the Supreme Court's most closely contested cases...

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In Chicago, Some Worried, Others Excited About Gun Ban Reversal

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court's Monday ruling invalidated Chicago's 28-year-old ban on handguns for all practical purposes, and while people like South Side grand...

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At Least 29 Shot, 3 Dead In Chicago Weekend Shootings, Gun Ban On Its Way Out

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld a challenge to Chicago's 28-year-old handgun ban, which ultimately signals the end of the ban on handguns in Chica...

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Supreme Court Extends Rights Of Gun Owners Across The Country

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conserv...

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SCOTUS: US Politics No Place for Sissies

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 05.25.2011

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If our political activity is known to our neighbors, future employers, and every random crazy with internet access, are we setting ourselves up for a more constrained political culture?

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Technical difficulties at the Supreme Court

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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The case of City of Ontario vs. Quon, which concerns 'sexting' via employer-issued pagers and bears major implications for employee privacy rights, he...

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Justice John Paul Stevens: Corporate Persons Everywhere Salute You!

Murray Hill Inc. | Posted 05.25.2011

As the first corporation to run for federal office, Murray Hill Inc. took up the challenge as outlined by Justice Stevens and filed a voter registration with the Maryland Board of Elections.

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Student PIRGs In Naive, Pointless Effort to Thwart Corporate Persons

William Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new video contest sponsored by Student PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups) is seeking entries that "show Congress that corporate persons should ...

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"Let's Franchise Democracy!" First Corporation Running for Congress Offers Franchise Opportunity

William Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's not enough for corporations to have the right to buy direct authority over democracy. If we are to truly control politics to the utmost of our market-driven potential, we must own a monopoly.

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Corporate Persons Get Shout-Out From President Obama

William Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of the Citizens United decision, the first "corporate person" to run for Congress, Murray Hill Inc., has announced its candidacy in Maryland's 8th Congressional District.

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Sandra Day O'Connor Criticizes Supreme Court's Campaign Finance Ruling

The New York Times | Adam Liptak | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON-- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor did not sound happy on Tuesday about the Supreme Court's big campaign finance decision last week. It repudiat...

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Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation To Run for Congress:First Test of "Corporate Personhood" In Politics

William Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm sharing with readers of the Huffington Post some exciting news. I've agreed to serve as campaign manager for the first "corporate person" to exer...

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Campaign Finance Outrage: Democracy for the Highest Bidder

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Corporations can now directly intervene in campaigns with candidate-specific ads. The only requirement remaining is that they not be coordinated with a campaign. But that's a requirement more of form than substance.

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Consumer Power: A Silver Lining in the Supreme Court's Radical Ruling?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

January 21, 2010. A day that makes me feel as though we are living our very own Star Wars Episode 3. For all the wonderful people and places in Washin...

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Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits

AP | MARK SHERMAN and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A bitterly divided Supreme Court vastly increased the power of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday b...

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A Landmark Ruling Beats Back The Apocalyptic Four

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court ruling of the '07 coup as illegal, is the first of its kind in Pakistan's history; a categorical rejection of military rule, with the potential to galvanize the democratic process.

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Supreme Court Says Strip Search Of child illegal

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that school officials violated an Arizona teenager's rights by strip-searching her for prescriptio...

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Supreme Court OKs Dumping Mining Waste In Lakes

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A mining company was given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court on Monday to dump waste from an Alaskan gold mine into a nearby 23-acr...

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Supreme Court Exempts Texas District From Key Provision Of Voting Rights Act

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Voting Rights Act, the government's chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Su...

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Is David Paterson the New Harvey Milk?

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

David Paterson's role in introducing and leading the fight for the legalization of same sex marriage is nothing short of stunning.

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At Least Have the Decency to Lie About Your Sexuality

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Why do you people constantly flaunt your homosexuality?" the grandmotherly old lady said. "What do you mean 'flaunt?!'" I said, exasperated.

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