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Unauthorized video of U.S. Supreme Court protest posted online

WASHINGTON - For the first time, video footage of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings has been recorded and posted online.

Unauthorized video of U.S. Supreme Court protest posted online

WASHINGTON - For the first time, video footage of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings has been recorded and posted online.

27 Feb 2014

U.S. high court sets record for intellectual property caseload

WASHINGTON - In a sign of the growing struggles that judges face applying old laws to new technology, the U.S. Supreme Court this year is hearing the highest proportion of intellectual property cases in its history.

U.S. top court considers the 'patent troll' problem

WASHINGTON - A dispute between two fitness equipment makers landed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving justices a chance to consider how to deal with so-called patent trolls, companies that acquire patents to sue for infringement or extract licensing fees.

26 Feb 2014

U.S. justices say Allen Stanford victims can sue lawyers, brokers

WASHINGTON - Investors in Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue to recoup losses from lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with the convicted swindler, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

Politics, U.S., Money 26 Feb 2014

Supreme Court rules against protester at air force base

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an anti-nuclear weapons protester could not avoid prosecution simply because he demonstrated on a public road that runs through a U.S. military installation in California.

26 Feb 2014

Killer of Missouri schoolgirl executed after appeals dismissed

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A Missouri man was executed early on Wednesday for raping and murdering a 15 year-old school girl, authorities said after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a flurry of petitions seeking a stay.

26 Feb 2014

Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Missouri teen's killer

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The U.S. Supreme Court late on Tuesday denied an 11th-hour flurry of petitions seeking to stay the execution of convicted killer Michael Taylor, who was slated to die by lethal injection in a Missouri prison shortly after midnight.

26 Feb 2014

Supreme Court ruling eases police search of suspect's home

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to law enforcement agencies by making it easier for police to search a dwelling without a warrant.

Politics, U.S. 25 Feb 2014

Supreme Court rules against defendants in asset freeze case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the ability of criminal defendants facing federal charges to challenge a court's decision to freeze their assets before trial.

U.S., Politics 25 Feb 2014