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Supreme Court reinforces FCC authority in disputes over cell tower placements

The Canadian PressMay 20, 2013 11:47
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cellphone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favour the Federal Communications Commission.

Conservative groups, big and small, talk of IRS 'nightmare' of delays, demands for information

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 05:00
WASHINGTON - Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty Coalition.

In win for Shell, U.S. top court curbs human rights claims

April 17, 2013 10:46
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major victory for multinational companies, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of human rights plaintiffs to invoke a 224-year-old federal law when suing companies over alleged collusion with violent foreign governments.

Native American adoption case reaches US top court

April 16, 2013 22:00
The US Supreme Court took up an emotionally wrenching case in which a couple was ordered to turn over the two-year-old girl they had raised since birth to her biological father because he is a Native American. This is the first time in 14 years and the second time ever that the nation's top court is ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, which was intended to prevent Native American children from being separated from their families. A decision is expected in late June before the court ends it session.

US Supreme Court says sniffer dogs need warrant

March 26, 2013 12:16
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police overstepped their authority by sending a sniffer dog to a man's front door to search for marijuana, saying authorities needed a search warrant. The top court agreed with a Florida man, Joelis Jardines, who objected after police sent a trained dog named Franky to his door in 2006. After the dog detected the smell of marijuana, police obtained a warrant to search the home.

Factbox - Major U.S. Supreme Court decisions on gay rights

March 26, 2013 02:00
By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two gay marriage cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this week begin a new chapter in its review of discrimination based on sexual orientation. It has been a decade since the court last took up a gay-rights dispute. That 2003 case from Texas and the court's two earlier gay-rights decisions were closely fought and produced strong dissenting opinions.

US govt investigates Wall Street Journal: report

March 18, 2013 01:01
The US Justice Department last year opened an investigation into allegations that employees at The Wall Street Journal's China news bureau bribed Chinese officials for information, the newspaper reported late Sunday. But citing government and corporate officials familiar with the case, the paper said a search by the Journal's parent company found no evidence to support the claim.

US conservatives choose Rand Paul as next nominee

March 17, 2013 06:00
US conservative activists have picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee as they wrapped up a major strategy gathering outside Washington. Paul, popular among the younger conservatives who thronged to the Conservative Political Action Conference, on Saturday narrowly beat Senator Marco Rubio -- also tipped to seek the White House -- 25 to 23 percent in the CPAC Straw Poll.

US conservatives choose Rand Paul as next nominee

March 17, 2013 02:45
US conservative activists have picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee as they wrapped up a major strategy gathering outside Washington. Paul, popular among the younger conservatives who thronged to the Conservative Political Action Conference, on Saturday narrowly beat Senator Marco Rubio -- also tipped to seek the White House -- 25 to 23 percent in the CPAC Straw Poll.

US conservatives choose Rand Paul for president: poll

March 16, 2013 22:46
US conservative activists picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul on Saturday as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. Paul, popular among the younger conservatives who thronged to the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, narrowly beat Senator Marco Rubio -- also tipped to seek the White House -- 25 to 23 percent in the CPAC Straw Poll. The Kentucky lawmaker saw his profile raised after mounting a 13-hour, non-stop filibuster in the Senate earlier this month to block John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA.
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