Mark Sherman

October 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By MARK SHERMAN

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April 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants.As is often the case with closely fought social issues at the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the key to the outcome.

By MARK SHERMAN

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April 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court's conservative justices appeared divided Tuesday over a campaign finance law allowing candidates to receives larger contributions when their wealthy opponents spend heavily from their personal fortunes.The so-called "millionaire's amendment" kicks in to help candidates stay financially competitive against wealthy opponents.

By MARK SHERMAN

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March 05, 2012 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider eliminating the right of foreigners to use American courts to sue those they claim are responsible for human rights abuses abroad.In an unusual move, the justices put off a decision in a case they heard last week asking whether businesses could be sued under a 1789 law for their alleged complicity in war crimes, killings and other atrocities that take place in foreign countries.

By Mark Sherman

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June 30, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Mark Sherman

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October 06, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday indicated that a federal law aimed at graphic videos of dog fights and other acts of animal cruelty goes too far in limiting free speech rights.The court heard argument on the Obama administration's appeal to reinstate a 10-year-old law that bans the production and sale of the videos.

By MARK SHERMAN

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February 21, 2012 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas.The court said Tuesday it will return to the issue of affirmative action in higher education for the first time since its 2003 decision endorsing the use of race as a factor in admissions.

By Mark Sherman

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June 27, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a provision of a campaign financing system in Arizona that gives extra cash to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded rivals and independent groups.The 5-4 ruling is the latest in a series of decisions by the court's conservative majority upending campaign finance laws.

By Mark Sherman

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March 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court is suggesting it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether gays have a right to marry, an issue one justice said was newer than cellphones and the Internet.

By Mark Sherman

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March 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - William Osborne, convicted in a brutal attack on a prostitute in Alaska 16 years ago, says a blue condom holds evidence of his innocence or confirmation of his guilt.Either way, he says, the Constitution gives him the right to test the genetic evidence to find out.The Supreme Court was to hear arguments Monday on Osborne's case and announcing whether it has accepted any new appeals.

By MARK SHERMAN

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