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Supreme Court rejects political ads curbs
US companies and trade unions will have more power to influence election campaigns after the US Supreme Court limited the reach of federal campaign finance law.
Court hands US banks victory on IPOs
The Supreme Court shielded US investment banks from investors seeking to use anti-trust laws to challenge underwriting practices that became widespread during the technology stock bubble of the late 1990s.
High court backs limit on equal-pay suits
The Supreme Court handed employers a victory by limiting some kinds of employment lawsuits involving pay discrimination.
Court decision limits antitrust lawsuits
The US Supreme Court has taken a big step towards limiting private antitrust lawsuits in America, by throwing out a case against Verizon and other regional Bell companies.
Court ruling hinders death row appeals
The Supreme Court made it more difficult for death row prisoners to challenge their sentences, as two new conservative justices appointed by President George W. Bush made clear their hostility to such challenges.
High court hands tech firms patent victory
The US Supreme Court attacked America’s glut of poor-quality patents by writing new rules that would make it harder to obtain and defend patents.
Judges to ease campaign laws
The US Supreme Court appeared ready to curtail the scope of campaign finance laws in ways that could give companies, unions and social interest groups more latitude to influence next year’s election.
Legal victory for abortion opponents
Abortion opponents won a big victory when the Supreme Court issued a politically explosive ruling upholding the first national ban on a specific abortion procedure since the landmark Roe v Wade decision in 1973.
High Court steps into US subprime crisis
The US Supreme Court stepped into the subprime lending crisis with a potentially far-reaching ruling that limits the power of individual states to regulate mortgage lending.
Blow for White House over emissions
The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to the White House with a ruling forcing administration officials to rethink their refusal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
