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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Sotomayor at Yale

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:11:53 -0400

WASHINGTON - Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the author of a unanimous decision delivered at the Supreme Court on Monday, but Sotomayor was hundreds of miles from Washington when the court convened.

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.

Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.

High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:50:22 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation.

Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:26:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents.

Court seems split on doctor's discrimination suit

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:28:44 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed split Wednesday over whether a doctor's discrimination lawsuit against a Texas medical center should be upheld.

Oklahoma-Texas water dispute at high court

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:41:37 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a claim by Texas that it has a right under a 30-year-old agreement to cross the border with Oklahoma for water to serve the fast-growing Fort Worth area.