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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday, rejected the farmer's argument...Tags: Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Washington, DC, Genetic Engineering
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...Tags: Trials, Invention and Innovation, Monsanto Company, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Vaccines
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Genetic Engineering, Fatigue, Separation of Church and State
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Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...Tags: Prostitution, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes
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Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...
Tags: Baseball, Invention and Innovation, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Eryn Brown
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UB prepares to open new Law Center
Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful. Staircases bridge across and spiral through the 12-story building's vibrant atrium, connecting a labyrinth of classrooms and study...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Peter G. Angelos, Students, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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Justice Kennedy's one-man show
WASHINGTON -- Imagine how gratifying it must feel to be Anthony Kennedy. As the justice who most often serves as the swing vote on the Supreme Court, he is the target of endless sycophancy, solicitude and general kissing up -- and his courtiers were...
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives
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Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Justice and Rights
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Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say
Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...
Tags: Gay Rights, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security, Laws
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Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Social Issues, U.S. House of Representatives
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Liberal justices, Kennedy appear to favor ending part of DOMA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court’s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies...Tags: Antonin Scalia, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Social Issues
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