US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Dec 3, 5:47 pm ESTThe case involves an ongoing tug of war between the high court and the highest court in Oregon.
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The case involves an ongoing tug of war between the high court and the highest court in Oregon.
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Republican National Committee filed a new legal challenge to the 2002 campaign finance law that bans political parties from taking corporate, union and unlimited individual donations.
The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled the US Navy can continue to use long-range sonar in exercises off the California coast, dismissing arguments that the practice was harmful to whales.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Navy can use mid-frequency sonar for training to defend against enemy submarines, despite potential risk to whales. This overturns a previous federal court ruling.
More than a half-dozen legal challenges have been filed in federal and state courts demanding President-elect Barack Obama's decertification from ballots or seeking to halt elector meetings, claiming he has failed to prove his U.S. citizenship status.
The Supreme Court warily confronted a case Wednesday that mixes limits on free speech with issues of church-state separation.
WASHINGTON — Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday that the nation's security outweighs the need to protect marine mammals from high-powered sonar during Navy training exercises, environmentalists said the fight was far from over.
OMAHA — On the eve of the Republican national convention, David Kramer created a stir.
Students at Bowdoin College receive a lesson in gender equality from the woman who raised national awareness about sexual harassment.
Justices overturn restrictions that require Navy to stop using sonar when marine mammals are within 2,200 yards of vessels
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect.
In a brief written statement, Justice John Paul Stevens said that on procedural grounds, the stay ordered by U.S. District Judge Lonny Suko in Yakima, Wash., was not warranted.
WASHINGTON — Tobacco giant Philip Morris USA might be partially freed from a $145 million punitive judgment, from the sounds of some Supreme Court justices Wednesday.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices voiced support for letting federal regulators balance costs against benefits in deciding whether to impose new requirements on power plants to protect aquatic wildlife.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris USA might be partially freed from a $145 million punitive judgment, from the sounds of some Supreme Court justices Wednesday.
The Supreme Court took aim at one of its favorite targets Tuesday, criticizing a California-based federal appeals court for its ruling in favor of a criminal defendant.