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Kagan thanks Lugar for 'courage' in vote for her, support sparked his tea party ouster
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is thanking former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar for voting to put her on the bench. Lugar's votes for Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor (soh-toh-my-YOR') were among issues that sparked tea party...Tags: Richard Lugar, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Tea Party Movement
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Here is the latest Indiana news from The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Governor Mike Pence is backing plans for a state grant program to help school districts hire police officers and buy safety equipment. Pence has scheduled a ceremony today at his office to sign the bill approved by lawmakers last...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Richard Lugar, Regional Authority, Human Interest
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PREVIEW-US court may limit use of race in college admission decisions
ReutersBy Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Thirty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan, Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups
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Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, Impeachment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Prostitution
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The New Haven Free Public Library Revisits The Cold War With "Humor From My Pen"
Humor From My Pen An exhibit of cartoons by political prisoner Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm St., April 18-25, screening of Mission Against Terror on April 20 at 2 p.m. We are constantly told the Cold War is...
Tags: Punishment, U.S. Supreme Court, Libraries, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency
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Prostitution policy splits NGOs in top court AIDS case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV/AIDS programs seeking federal money has generated a split among nonprofit groups that counsel sex workers overseas. The case involves a 2003...Tags: Trials, U.S. Supreme Court, HIV, Government, Prostitution
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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: Science, Medical Specialization, University of California, Los Angeles, John G. Roberts, Jr., Pathology
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UB prepares to open new Law Center
Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful. Staircases bridge across and spiral through the 12-story building's vibrant atrium, connecting a labyrinth of classrooms and study...
Tags: Peter G. Angelos, U.S. Supreme Court, Highway Transportation, Career and Workplace, University of Baltimore
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Justice Kennedy's one-man show
WASHINGTON -- Imagine how gratifying it must feel to be Anthony Kennedy. As the justice who most often serves as the swing vote on the Supreme Court, he is the target of endless sycophancy, solicitude and general kissing up -- and his courtiers were...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Antonin Scalia, Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Elections
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Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...Tags: Trials, Justice and Rights, Voting, Antonin Scalia, Gays and Lesbians
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Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say
Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice and Rights, John Boehner, Gays and Lesbians
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Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Defense of Marriage Act, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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