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U.S. Supreme Court hears jurisdiction case
11/10/2009 3:15 PM By Chris Rizo

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard argument in a case that could change the way a company's principal place of business is determined, and thus where lawsuits against it are litigated.

White House sides with investors in Vioxx lawsuit
11/2/2009 11:23 AM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The Obama administration has taken the side of investors seeking to sue pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over its now-withdrawn blockbuster painkiller Vioxx.

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Senate confirms Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court
8/6/2009 4:17 PM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the nation's first Hispanic justice.

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Sotomayor hearings to begin Monday
7/13/2009 11:31 AM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Judge Sonia Sotomayor's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin Monday, with legal grillings from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Sotomayor missed opportunities to define views on civil rights law
7/8/2009 7:44 AM By Steve Korris
WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor hid behind other judges at the Second Circuit appeals court on four occasions when she could have defined her view on a fundamental contradiction in civil rights law.

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Senate Republicans question Sotomayor's views on racial bias
7/6/2009 9:34 AM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Republicans on Capitol Hill say they are wondering what role U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor played in lawsuits filed by a Latino legal advocacy group when she sat on the group's board.

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U.S. Supreme Court says judge should have recused from donor's case
6/8/2009 12:58 PM By Justin Anderson
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision said West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin should have stepped aside in a case involving Massey Energy because the company's CEO made exceptionally large donations to his election campaign.

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Axelrod: Sotomayer criticism a 'sideshow'
6/8/2009 12:00 PM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that criticism of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's comments are being used as a distraction from her 17-year judicial record.

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Supreme Court hearing of Bilski surprises some patent followers
6/4/2009 11:26 AM By Marilyn Tennissen
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a patent case this week that many in the intellectual property world thought would never happen.
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Bilski patent case
6/1/2009 10:00 PM By Chris Rizo
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether patent protections for methods of doing business should be expanded.

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