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Court Upholds Individual Mandate In Health Care Law

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:14:28 +0000

The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Senators Request Live TV For Health Care Ruling

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:23:07 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul

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Court Won't Reduce Students Music Download Fine

Associated Press — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:28:25 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't reduce the $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R

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Court Says Farmers Must Pay Bankruptcy Tax

Associated Press — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:01:40 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a farming family has to pay tax on the bankruptcy sale of their farm.

The high court on Monday voted 5-4 for the IRS in its fight with Lynwood and Brenda Hall over their bankruptcy sale of their 320-acre farm in Willcox, Ariz

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Medicare Disruptions Seen If Health Law Is Struck

Associated Press — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:48:34 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has quietly told the courts that tossing out the president's health care overhaul would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems, which handle 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other providers

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Ariz. Migrant Case Could Lead To Sweeping Changes

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:48:25 +0000

PHOENIX (AP) — The United States could see an official about-face in the coming months in how it confronts illegal immigration if the Supreme Court follows through on its suggestion to let local police enforce the most controversial part of Arizona's immigration law

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Court Takes Health Care Case Behind Closed Doors

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:38:02 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices

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Some Justices Seem Open To Saving Parts Of Health Law

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:06:32 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Supreme Court justices seem receptive to the idea that portions of the health care law can survive even if the court declares the heart of the law unconstitutional.

On the third and last day of arguments, the justices are questioning Paul Clement, a lawyer for 26 states seeking to have the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tossed out in its entirety

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