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Supreme Court refuses to overturn Georgia’s church gun ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case that hoped to overturn a Georgia law that bans people from carrying guns in churches. The appeal was filed by a non-profit group called GeorgiaCarry.org and a Baptist preacher, both of whom previously lost before the 11th U.S. Circuit…
Israel court overturns ban on Arab politician
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a decision by the Central Elections Committee banning Arab-Israeli politician Haneen Zuabi from standing in next month’s snap general election. “Following a hearing on 27/12/2012, it was decided unanimously to reject the Central Elections Committee’s decision… to prevent representative Haneen Zuabi from standing for…
What the Supreme Court is taking up the Voting Rights Act means
By Suevon Lee, ProPublica On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear two cases challenging state and federal laws which prevent the legal union between same-sex couples. But it’s not the only significant civil rights case the Court has decided to take up this term. Last month, the…
George Will: ‘The opposition to gay marriage is dying… it’s old people’
Conservative columnist George Will suspects that the Supreme Court could support equal rights for LGBT people because “quite literally the opposition to gay marriage is dying… it’s old people.” On Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it would take up cases on California’s Prop 8 same sex marriage ban and…
Californians react to Supreme Court decision to rule on Prop 8
Californians are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to rule on Proposition 8, a ballot measure that banned same-sex marriages after the state granted same-sex couples that right, reported CBS Sacramento. Many same-sex couples were disappointed, the station said, as they were hoping the court would decline to take the…
Supreme Court declines death penalty case
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the appeal of a death row inmate who claimed he was poorly defended and abused as a child. Benny Lee Hodge, sentenced to death in 1986 for murder, asked that his case be reconsidered because, during this trial, his legal counsel…
Supreme Court will hear arguments on breast cancer gene patent
The Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments next year regarding patents on breast and ovarian cancer genes, according to the ACLU, which brought the lawsuit with the Public Patent Foundation. The suit claims that genes are “products of nature” and so cannot be patented by the Utah-based Myriad…
Supreme Court allows for evangelical challenge to federal birth control mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an evangelical college on Monday to move forward with a lawsuit challenging two provisions in the Affordable Care Act. According to CNN, the court’s ruling means the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals must revisit a suit by Liberty University in which the university said…
Supreme Court nears same sex marriage decision on DOMA-related cases
The nine judges of the US Supreme Court will decide next week whether to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage – a keenly awaited choice that will have far-reaching implications for thousands of legally married gay couples across the United States. Activists are hoping that shifting public opinion on the issue, most recently…
Supreme Court to hear Voting Rights Act challenge
A cornerstone of the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to protect minority groups in southern states from unjust voting laws, could be overturned this year, reported Bloomberg. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging the part of the law that requires all or part of 16 states in…
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