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Justices reject Gitmo detainees' appeal
Apr 17 2006 8:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a long-shot appeal filed on behalf of two Chinese Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay while the U.S. government tries to find a country to take them.
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Supreme Court won't hear Falwell's appeal
Apr 17 2006 8:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Evangelist Jerry Falwell on Monday lost a Supreme Court appeal of a case that sought to shut down a Web site with a similar name but opposite views on gays.
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High court won't take on church subpoenas
Apr 17 2006 6:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere in a California prosecutor's efforts to obtain confidential counseling records kept by the Catholic Church on two priests under investigation for molesting children.
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Court weighs discrimination retaliation
Apr 17 2006 4:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Several Supreme Court justices expressed sympathy Monday for a railroad yard worker who was transferred to a harder job and then suspended without pay during the Christmas holiday after she accused her supervisor of sexually harassing her.
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Court declines to take Kissinger lawsuit
Apr 17 2006 1:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive a lawsuit accusing former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger of responsibility in the 1970 death of the head of the Chilean army.
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Supreme Court will hear court button case
Apr 17 2006 12:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide if a convicted California killer deserves a new trial because the victim's family members wore buttons with a picture of the slain man in front of jurors.
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Court rules against family's asylum appeal
Apr 17 2006 9:50AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday thwarted a white South African woman's efforts to seek asylum in the United States on her claim that her family was persecuted by blacks who worked for her allegedly racist father-in-law.
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