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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: Justice System, Voting, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Teaching and Learning, Laws
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Review: "Roberts Court" by Marcia Coyle
At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The role of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Barack Obama, Politics
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Court DNA Ruling Good Result, Bad Argument
The Hartford CourantLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, notwithstanding the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant based on probable cause, states can require that a DNA sample be taken from those arrested for...Tags: Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Biotechnology Industry, Police Arrests, Crimes
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Q&A: Ins and outs of the government's secret surveillance
WASHINGTON — A newly published court order has confirmed what key members of Congress said they had known for years — that the government had routine access to the dialing records for hundreds of millions of phone calls in the United States....
Tags: Verizon Communications, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Justice System, Barack Obama, Politics
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U.S. Supreme Court OKs taking DNA from those arrested
— The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for police around the country to take DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, a major step toward expanding a national database that will match new suspects to evidence from old crime...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Assault, Rape, Prosecution
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U.S. Supreme Court authorizes post-arrest DNA collection
The Baltimore SunA divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police in Maryland and elsewhere can continue the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested — but not convicted — of serious crimes. The 5-4 decision upheld a state law that allows...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Douglas F. Gansler, Law Enforcement, Lawyers
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Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...Tags: Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Justice System, Politics
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Supreme Court allows police to take DNA from criminal suspects
WASHINGTON -- The police may take a DNA sample from people arrested for serious crimes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a major victory for law enforcement and crime victims. The 5-4 decision is likely to make the taking of DNA samples as common as...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry
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Cass R. Sunstein: Biggest Supreme court ruling you haven't heard of
The Supreme Court has yet to decide this year's attention-grabbing cases on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. But last week, a divided court decided Arlington v. FCC, an important victory for Barack Obama's administration...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Justice System
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Supreme Court lifts time limit on some 'actual innocence' appeals
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a second chance Tuesday to prisoners who come up with strong new evidence of their innocence, but who have waited too long to file an appeal. In a 5-4 decision, the justices lifted the one-year time limit for...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Roberts returns home
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentLAPORTE -- John Roberts, chief justice of the United States, returned Friday to LaLumiere School, where he graduated 40 years ago, and advised the graduates that perseverance is the key to achieving their dreams. Roberts told the 62 graduates of the...Tags: Justice System, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Education
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Chief Justice Roberts speaks at LaPorte alma mater
La Lumiere school held their graduation today and Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. made the journey from Washington D.C. to LaPorte to give the commencement speech. In his speech, Roberts gave students tips on being friendly to everyone you meet and...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Judges
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