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Q&A: What does the health care law mean for you?
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama's health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even for patients...Tags: Judges, Healthcare Laws, Health, Medicaid, Elena Kagan
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Court: Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences. Corey A. Hill and Edward Dorsey were arrested in 2007 and 2008 for...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Washington, DC, Cocaine
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High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. The 5-3 decision is expected to result in lower prescription drug...
Tags: Judges, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Elena Kagan, International Law
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of...
Tags: Judges, U.S. Congress, Elena Kagan, Politics, Ted Cruz
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Clarence Thomas' legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Same-Sex Marriage, Prosecution, John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona proof of citizenship voter registration law
Tribune staff and wire reportsWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona state law that requires people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship. In a 7-2 vote, the court said the voter registration provision of the 2004 state law,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elena Kagan, Politics, John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito
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Supreme Court rules for generics in AbbVie 'pay for delay' case
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON -- Stemming from a case involving a male hormone from AbbVie Inc, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued if they pay a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision based on...Tags: Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Anti Trust Crime, Antitrust Issues, International Law
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona law on voter registration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law Monday and by a surprisingly lopsided vote, ruling state officials may not demand a proof of citizenship from residents who register to vote. The 7-2 decision written by Justice Antonin...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Elena Kagan, John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito
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Supreme court says FTC can sue over deals that delay generic drug sales
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday regulators can challenge deals between brand-name drug companies and generic rivals that delay cheaper medicines from going on sale, which regulators say increase costs to consumers by billions of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Law, Samuel A. Alito, Federal Trade Commission, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Drug patents: Pay-for-delay's bad day in court
The Supreme Court struck a blow for consumers Monday in a closely watched patent case, ruling that manufacturers of brand-name drugs don't have the right to buy off generic-drug makers by giving them a share of their monopoly profits. The 5-3 ruling...
Tags: Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Anti Trust Crime
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Supreme Court rules for generic drugs, against 'pay for delay'
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued for violating the antitrust laws if they make a deal that pays a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision is likely to benefit...
Tags: Consumers, Anti Trust Crime, Elena Kagan, Antitrust Issues, International Law
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Eugene Robinson: High court majority relied on hooey to justify DNA samples
The Supreme Court's ruling this month allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Trials, Wicomico County, Criminals, Biotechnology Industry
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