Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court grapples with question of whether human genes can be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether a company can be issued a patent for a human gene. The company says it needs the patent to protect the genetic tests its developed; a group of doctprs says human genes are nature in action and should be ineligible for patent protection....
U.S. Supreme Court Justices appear skeptical of Defense of Marriage Act
The Court heard the second of two cases regarding same-sex marriage this week. Legal scholar Emily Bazelon says the Justices' comments indicate that the Court could strike down the law which prevents legally married same-sex couples from receiving federal benefits....
U.S. Supreme Court appears cautious of broad gay marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two cases regarding same-sex marriage on Tuesday. California's ban known as Proposition 8 came under scrutiny. But one legal scholar says the Court might find a way to avoid issuing a national ruling on the right for same-sex couples to marry....
Romney campaign shifts, declares that health care mandate is a tax
Presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney has been out of step with his Republican colleagues, in calling the individual mandate in the federal healthcare law a penalty, and not a tax. Or his staff has, at least. Wednesday night, Romney moved to bridge the divide and eliminate any differences with Republican leaders....
Experts split on effects of Affordable Care Act
Thursday's Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama's Affordable Care Act has raised a lot of questions on how the decision will change health care going forward. Bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel, conservative economist Mark Pauly and Grace-Marie Turner, co-author of "Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America," have a few concerns....
Republicans vow to continue fight against health care law
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act was an election-year victory for President Barack Obama. But the debate over the law is far from over. Disappointed by the ruling, many Republicans have intensified their calls for repeal....
Chief Justice Roberts joins majority in upholding Obama's health care law
President Obama's health care law has survived one of the most historic Supreme Court battles in decades. The court upheld most of the law's provisions, including the individual mandate, in a split 5-4 decision that will affect millions of Americans. ...
U.S. Supreme Court leaves 'heart and soul' in Arizona's immigration law
The Supreme Court struck down three of four provisions in the controversial Arizona immigration law Monday in a 5-3 decision. But what it left was what Arizona State Rep. John Kavanagh called the law's "heart and soul."...All eyes still on U.S. Supreme Court as Arizona awaits judgment on immigration law
The controversial Arizona immigration law that was largely put on hold because of court action should receive a final verdict any day now. In the next two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a verdict in that case as well as one in the case of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law....
Supreme Court considering constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles
Joe Donovan was 17 when someone he was hanging out with stabbed and killed an MIT student. Donovan received a life sentence with no chance of parole. The Supreme Court is considering whether Donovan and perhaps 5,000 others like him should have a chance at release — whether juveniles can ever be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of release....
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