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Court: 'Pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can

New anti-demonstration rule at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has come up with a new regulation banning demonstrations on its grounds, two days after a broader anti-demonstration law was declared

DC circuit reviewing judge's alleged misconduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — A council of federal judges in Washington will look into a misconduct complaint against a conservative judge who is alleged to have made racially discriminatory

Court says human genes cannot be patented

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the

Supreme Court: DNA swab at arrest OK

In a 5-4 split decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that police agencies can now collect a person's DNA without a warrant at the time they

Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse

Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) — After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law.

Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its final stage this week,

Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston

NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.

High court weighs taking up new case on gun rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Senate voted to begin debate on new gun control measures, the Supreme Court is expected to consider a new appeal aimed at loosening state

Justice Sotomayor visits Puerto Rico on book tour

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Puerto Rico to present her new memoir on Tuesday, drawing hundreds of fans in her parents'

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife, she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have meant awkward

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife, she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have meant awkward

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media

NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of social media

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