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Wrong way on human rights
Human rights groups are appropriately appalled by the breadth of a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that would make it exceedingly difficult for some victims of human rights abuses committed in other countries to win redress in U.S. courts. Led...
Tags: Judges, Civil Rights, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Woman threatens to stab her brother in Aberdeen [Police blotter]
Aberdeen William Thomas Cody, 24, of the 800 block of Shirley Drive, was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Fraud was reported Tuesday in the 4400 block of Kildare Court. Carlos Miguel Cortez III, 30, of the...Tags: Elkton, Prosecution, Vandalism, Nottingham, Theft
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Justices rule U.S. courts not world forum for human rights suits
WASHINGTON— U.S. courts will not be the world forum for lawsuits brought by victims of human rights abuses abroad who seek damages from multinational corporations or deposed tyrants, the Supreme Court declared Wednesday. In a decision welcomed...
Tags: Litigation, Antonin Scalia, Petroleum Industry, Judges, Civil Rights
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Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declared that American courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding suits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and foreign tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Judges, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws
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Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Adoption, Civil Rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judges
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Deep in the reeds on genes
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney had it wrong. Corporations aren't people -- corporations own people. The Supreme Court on Monday took up the unusual question of whether corporations control our genetic material -- specifically, whether a Utah-based company...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mitt Romney, Plant Openings, Baseball, Economy, Business and Finance
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Community notes Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Volunteer connections Help plan Day of Caring. Join Char-Em United Way for planning the 10th annual Day of Caring. This year Day of Caring will be on Sept. 11 in remembrance of 9/11 and in conjunction with National Day of Service. The committee will meet...Tags: Mashed Potatoes, Wii, Health Treatments, Diabetes, Methodist
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Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Science, Medical Specialization, Justice System
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Science, Technology
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Supreme Court critical of patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them. “What about the first person who found a...
Tags: Judges, Civil Rights, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Science
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Community notes Tuesday, April 10, 2013
Births A daughter, Avery Mae, was born to Keith and Sarah Nowak of Petoskey at 8:22 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey. Avery weighed 7 pounds, .08 ounce and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Her sibling is...
Tags: Health Treatments, Wii, Diabetes, Methodist, United Way
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Public Record for March 31, 2013
BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available....
Tags: Bankruptcy, Methamphetamine (drug), Rentals, Companies and Corporations, Drunk Driving
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 8, 2013
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