If it had overturned the ruling, the Supreme Court would have greatly increased the odds of public figures winning libel cases in the future.
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The bill would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that the Constitution protects "an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.”
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With a 6-3 vote on Monday, the Supreme Court agreed that Jones’ innocence is not enough to set him free...
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In a 6-3 ruling in Thompson v. Clark, the court found Monday that people who are falsely charged can bring civil rights actions against police officers if their cases get dismissed.
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This Court decision means that copyright holders can defend inaccuracies in registration on the grounds that it was an innocent mistake. This allows for additional protection for copyright registrants who may not be familiar with the Copyright Act; or who misunderstood what the law requires in good faith.
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The ruling marks the first time the justices weighed in on a controversial legal doctrine that critics say has long given prosecutors a loophole to introduce evidence that would otherwise be barred from reaching a jury.
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n the vast majority of cases, lower courts dutifully enforce the law handed down by the Supreme Court without criticism or conversation. Sometimes, however, there are murmurs from the gallery
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Roberts turned to three specific issues that, he said, “have been flagged by Congress and the press over the past year” and “will receive focused attention from the Judicial Conference and its committees in the coming months.”
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The court has agreed to hear several controversial cases this term, including a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy that could overturn or undermine the landmark Roe v. Wade case
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