NewsBeat SocialTag: supreme court
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West Virginia Drops Gay Marriage Litigation
10/10/14 1:32 PM PST
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces he'll drop all legal cases in the state challenging same-sex marriage
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GOP Silent on Supreme Court Gay Marriage Non-Decision
10/10/14 1:31 PM PST
Key Republicans with the White House in their sights offered very little dissent to the news that the Supreme Court will not take up cases challenging state laws against same-sex marriage
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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Arkansas' Bearded Logic
10/09/14 4:29 PM PST
The U.S. Supreme Court was skeptical of Arkansas Deputy Attorney General David Curran's argument that beards are too dangerous to be allowed in prisons
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Supreme Court Allows N.C. Voting Restrictions
10/09/14 3:48 PM PST
The Supreme Court overturned a block of North Carolina's new voter laws preventing same-day registration and will disallow votes cast in the incorrect precinct
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Supreme Court Ignores Same-Sex Marriage Dispute
10/07/14 8:57 AM PST
Announcing its upcoming docket, the Supreme Court omitted consideration of all 7 petitions asking for a more clearly-defined stance on gay marriage
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Supreme Court Keeps Feds Out of Election Dispute
09/30/14 2:23 PM PST
On Monday, September 29, the Supreme Court granted an request by the State of Ohio to block a lower court's ruling that Ohio's new voting law should not be enforced
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Justice Bader Ginsburg Says Finding Her Replacement Will Be Tough
09/26/14 10:18 AM PST
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reported that she won't retire until she believes President Obama can find a suitable replacement
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Court Justice Dismissed Over Links to Alleged Pork Barrel Scam
09/23/14 2:07 PM PST
An administrative inquiry revealed that Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong accepted money to acquit Janet Lim Napoles in a 2010 corruption case
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PHL Court Shoots Down Petition Requiring US to Pay $1.3M for Damaging Coral Reef
09/17/14 3:25 PM PST
Almost two years after a navy warship ran aground on a protected marine park, the Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that it can't require the United States to pay compensation or hold the navy crew criminally liable for the environmental damage to the reef
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Same-Sex Marriage Blocked in Virginia
08/22/14 2:25 PM PST
Supreme Court stops gay marriages in Virginia in an attempt to prevent eventual confusion, if future court orders strike down the practice
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Utah Asks Supreme Court to Restore Gay Marriage Ban
08/06/14 4:28 PM PST
A Federal Court of Appeals ruled Utah's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, so the state filed a petition with the Supreme Court to restore it
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Transgender Citizens To Get Their Own Prisons?
07/29/14 9:35 AM PST
Delhi court said that the legal system should provide separate lock-ups, prisons and toilets for transgender people