Friday, December 7, 2012
The nation's highest court will rule on cases from California and New York.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of California's ban on gay marriage, which could be a landmark ruling for gay marriage nationwide, according to the Associated Press. The court said today it will also review a federal appeals ruling that struck down the state's ban on gay marriage and whether Congress can stop married gay couples from receiving the same benefits a heterosexual couple may receive, says the New York Times. Currently, the Defense of Marriage Act limits such benefits for same-sex couples including pension and health benefits, says the AP.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Justices voted 5-4 in favor of keeping the law.
The United States Supreme Court has upheld the national health care law passed two years ago, according to NBC News. The court voted 5-4 in its ruling. Follow HuffingtonPost's live blog for continuing updates. For photos of protestors and supporters' at the court reacting to the ruling, click on the photo box to the right. What are your thoughts on the ruling? Tell us in the comments section below, and take our poll. [Editor's note: This poll appears on several Patch sites in the Boston area.]
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the case challenging Massachusetts' curriculum on the Armenian Genocide.
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
State Sen. Steven A. Tolman, who represents Watertown, released the a statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the court challenge to the Massachusetts Department of Education’s curriculum guidelines for the teaching of the Armenian Genocide: The decision of the United States Supreme Court not to hear the case of Griswold, et al. v. Driscoll comes as no surprise. The lawsuit filed by the Assembly of Turkish American Associations and four private individuals seeks to insert the beliefs of a select few into the curriculum guidelines of the Commonwealth. The suit claims that the Massachusetts Department of Education violated the First Amendment when it decided not to teach “the other side” of the Armenian genocide, i.…
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