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Connecticut Plaintiff Hails Ruling On Human Genes Patent
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to invalidate a Utah company's long-held patents on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is expected to result in the test's being more accessible to women, at a lower cost, experts say. The court's 9-0...Tags: Health Insurance, Healthcare Provider, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Clarence Thomas, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Court DNA Ruling Good Result, Bad Argument
The Hartford CourantLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, notwithstanding the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant based on probable cause, states can require that a DNA sample be taken from those arrested for...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, Criminals, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Samuel A. Alito
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The unstoppable spread of surveillance
Some years ago, when tax simplification was being discussed, a cartoonist came up with the most likely way the IRS would achieve it: a postcard-sized 1040 form consisting of two lines: 1) How much did you make? 2) Send it in. That's comparable to...
Tags: Laws, Verizon Communications, FBI, Terrorism, National Security Agency
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Clarence Thomas, Business Enterprises, Diabetes
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Clarence Thomas, Muscular Dystrophy, Mastectomy, Amina Khan
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Proving innocence
Many factors of the country's legal system are geared toward making sure innocent people are not convicted of crimes. The modern use of DNA testing has cleared people who were found guilty of a crime years before this technology existed. On Monday a...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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U.S. Supreme Court OKs taking DNA from those arrested
— The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for police around the country to take DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, a major step toward expanding a national database that will match new suspects to evidence from old crime...
Tags: Rape, Clarence Thomas, Theft, Criminals, Springfield
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Justices differ on DNA
Excerpts from Supreme Court's opinions: / "A suspect's criminal history is a critical part of his identity that officers should know when processing him for detention." "When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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Letters: Scalia's invective
Re "Court lifts time limit on appeals," May 29 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's intemperate use of invective — "blooper reel," "feeble" and "bizarre" — against the majority opinion written by a fellow justice (in this case the...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alzheimer's Disease
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Cass R. Sunstein: Biggest Supreme court ruling you haven't heard of
The Supreme Court has yet to decide this year's attention-grabbing cases on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. But last week, a divided court decided Arlington v. FCC, an important victory for Barack Obama's administration...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Laws, U.S. Congress, Clarence Thomas, Justice System
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Judge asks U.S. SEC why it can't scale back payment disclosure rule
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - A federal district judge on Friday questioned whether U.S. regulators could have narrowed a sweeping new rule that aims to shed more light on the payments that oil, gas and mining companies make to foreign...Tags: Laws, U.S. Congress, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Justice System, Judges
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Supreme Court lifts time limit on some 'actual innocence' appeals
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a second chance Tuesday to prisoners who come up with strong new evidence of their innocence, but who have waited too long to file an appeal. In a 5-4 decision, the justices lifted the one-year time limit for...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Clarence Thomas, Justice System, Criminals, Samuel A. Alito
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May 31, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 7, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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