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Obama to continue voting rights efforts, activists say
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to continue to fight racial discrimination at the ballot box despite a legal setback at the Supreme Court, civil rights activists said after a meeting with him at the White House.
IMF backs off plan to file with top U.S. court in Argentina case
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund no longer plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in its decade-old legal battle with holdout creditors due to a lack of support from the U.S. government, the IMF said on Tuesday.
Supreme Court win boosts fight against drug settlements: FTC
WASHINGTON - A Supreme Court ruling giving regulators the right to sue drugmakers for agreements that delay sale of cheaper generic pharmaceuticals should deter some of the most egregious deals and allow the agency to better fight others, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez told lawmakers on Tuesday.
U.S. will not file with Supreme Court in Argentina debt case
WASHINGTON - The United States will not file a brief next week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in a decades-old battle between the South American country and "holdout" creditors, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.
Voting rights enforcers shift focus after Supreme Court defeat
WASHINGTON - The U.S. office charged with protecting the voting rights of racial minorities is changing its focus but not its commitment after the Supreme Court last month invalidated part of a federal voting rights law, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.
California asks high court to stay order to reduce prison crowding
LOS ANGELES - California officials petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to release the most populous state from a court order demanding it reduce its prison population by about 10,000 inmates this year to ease crowding.
Exclusive: Supreme Court's Ginsburg vows to resist pressure to retire
WASHINGTON - At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even lifting weights despite having cracked a pair of ribs again, and plans to stay several more years on the bench.
Housing discrimination case could settle before top court rules
WASHINGTON - For the second time in two years, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could limit housing discrimination claims might be resolved before the justices have a chance to rule on it.
Ruling on same-sex marriage sparks fights in N.J., other states
NEW YORK - Gay rights activists plan to ask a New Jersey judge on Wednesday to declare same-sex marriage legal in the state, citing the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
Supreme Court denies bid to stop California gay marriages
- A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Sunday rejected a long-shot bid to halt same-sex marriages in California, days after the high court let stand a trial judge's order declaring the ban unconstitutional. | Video
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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court
An interactive look at each issue before the Supreme Court during the 2011-2012 session, featuring case summaries, information on the lawyers, firms and agencies behind every fight and links to important legal briefs and headlines. Full Coverage


