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Month: March 2013

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Why are 9 Senate Democrats still holding out on same-sex marriage?

March 29, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Why are 9 Senate Democrats still holding out on same-sex marriage?

With the recent upswing in popularity of same-sex marriage and the issue coming to the forefront once again as the Supreme Court takes up the issue, politicians are also trying to keep pace. You’ve heard […]

Photo Credit: U.S. Supreme Court, Franz Jantzen.
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SCOTUS rules US not immune from lawsuit over sexually assaulted inmate

March 29, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on SCOTUS rules US not immune from lawsuit over sexually assaulted inmate

Often, the federal government is immune from lawsuits that would result from the conduct of its employees, even some of the most egregious. Decades ago, however, Congress passed the Federal Tort Claims Act waiving that […]

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Supreme Court DOMA case attendees share their court experience

March 28, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Supreme Court DOMA case attendees share their court experience

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of United States v. Windsor, which will determine the constitutionality of the 1996 law known as the Defense of Marriage Act. Due Diligence […]

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Due Diligence reviews historic Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage

March 28, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Due Diligence reviews historic Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage was the talk of the town this week as the U.S. Supreme Court heard two major cases that will determine the constitutionality of laws that ban same-sex marriage and ban same-sex couples from […]

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Pulitzer Prize-winning SCOTUS correspondent Anthony Lewis dies at 85

March 28, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Pulitzer Prize-winning SCOTUS correspondent Anthony Lewis dies at 85

Anthony Lewis was already a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist when he became the Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times. Since then he largely changed the way the high court is covered, wrote best-selling books […]

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Mitch McConnell feeling political heat in Kentucky as popularity plummets

March 28, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Mitch McConnell feeling political heat in Kentucky as popularity plummets

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mitch McConnell may be in the fight for his life as he attempts to run for an unprecedented sixth term as senator from Kentucky. Although McConnell is a Republican in a state […]

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SCOTUS hears challenge against the Defense of Marriage Act

March 27, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on SCOTUS hears challenge against the Defense of Marriage Act

The U.S. Supreme Court heard on Wednesday a challenge against the Defense of Marriage Act which passed in 1996 and defined marriage as only being between a man and a woman, affecting 1,100 statutes covering […]

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments for historic case on Prop 8

March 26, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Supreme Court hears oral arguments for historic case on Prop 8

Thousands descended onto the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday morning after days of rain and snow in the capital to hear the oral arguments in a case that could set the precedence for same-sex marriage. […]

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SCOTUS pharmaceutical case may impact the cost of generic drugs

March 25, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on SCOTUS pharmaceutical case may impact the cost of generic drugs

The Supreme Court debates whether a brand name drug can pay another company to keep a generic version off the market. Due Diligence’s Carmen Russell-Sluchansky talks with Scott Nelson, Attorney at the Public Citizen Litigation […]

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Can the GOP change its stance on gay marriage?

March 25, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Can the GOP change its stance on gay marriage?

Gay marriage divides a party that is still recovering from the November election, but some think support for gay marriage can become part of a new platform. As DOMA and Proposition 8 go under review by […]

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