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  • ** FILE ** Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. (AP Photo)

    'Material support' ban in terrorism law upheld

    The Supreme Court on Monday upheld one of the government's most frequently used tools in the battle against terrorism.


  • Tax breaks stand on munis

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  • Court backs Bush's spying

    A federal appeals court panel in Cincinnati yesterday dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic terrorist surveillance program, ruling that those who brought the suit — led by the American Civil Liberties Union — did not have the legal authority to do so.


  • Court rejects domestic wiretapping suit

    A federal appeals court panel in Cincinnati today dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic terrorist surveillance program, ruling that those who brought the suit led by the American Civil Liberties Union did not have the legal authority to do so.


  • Conservative majority emerges on court

    The Supreme Court limited abortion rights, restricted school-integration programs and gave freer rein to political advertising in the 2006-07 term, when a solid conservative majority emerged.


  • Court approves price floors

    The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a manufacturer can tell a store owner that it can't sell its goods for less than a minimum price, overturning nearly a century of antitrust law.


  • Race as factor in school enrollment rejected

    The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that public school systems generally should not use race as the determining factor of where students can enroll, rejecting two school districts' voluntary integration plans and threatening similar efforts nationwide.


  • Court rules for funding of issue ads

    THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the First Amendment protects the rights of businesses and unions to fund advocacy ads in the closing months of an election, striking a blow to campaign-finance law and drawing praise from free-speech activists.


  • Supreme Court rules 5-4 for developers

    The Supreme Court said yesterday builders must obey clean water laws but do not need to go through an extra procedure to comply with endangered species laws.


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