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Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate change regulations to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In court filing, Justice Dept. accuses Apple of e-book price fixing
The Justice Department accused Apple executives, including its late chief executive Steve Jobs, of leading a conspiracy that raised e-book prices in an attempt to hurt Amazon and other competitors, according to documents filed in federal court Tuesday. Read full … Continue reading
Italy’s high court says Berlusconi trials to stay in Milan
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s top appeals court on Monday rejected a request by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to move two trials he faces out of Milan where, he has maintained, he cannot get a fair trial.
The GOP may kill immigration reform over gay rights. The Supreme Court could stop them.
Though some members of the Republican party have been moving rapidly to support LGBT rights and in particular equal marriage, the shift has been far from universal. And as my colleague David Nakamura reported the other day, that could pose … Continue reading
Mississippi man makes court appearance in ricin letters case
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) – A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.
Mississippi man makes court appearance in ricin letters case
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) – A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.
Court may limit use of race in college admission decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty-five years after the 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 universities’ use of race in deciding … Continue reading
Italian court rejects Nomura seizure order: sources
SIENA, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian judge has rejected an order to seize around 1.8 billion euros ($ 2.3 billion) of assets from Nomura as part of a probe into suspected fraud involving troubled lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena, … Continue reading
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Pakistan’s Musharraf flees court as judges order his arrest
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was forced to flee a courtroom on Thursday moments after judges ordered his arrest, dealing a fresh blow to his fast-fading hopes of reviving his political career at next month’s general elections.
After court, gay rights spotlight shifts back to Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama may have made a slow start on gay rights issues, but by the end of his first term his record was such that a news magazine dubbed him the nation’s “first gay president.” Now … Continue reading