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  Supreme Court says local governments can't hold up cell tower buildouts

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 20, 2013 04:10 pm + 23 comments

  The Supreme Court today voted in favor of the FCC in a dispute around the speed with which local Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court rules states can deny information requests from outside their borders

  By Carl Franzen on April 29, 2013 02:43 pm + 30 comments

  The Supreme Court just ruled that state government agencies are only required to respond to Freedom Continue reading…

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  Iceland Supreme Court upholds Wikileaks win, orders Visa to process donations or face fines again

  By Sean Hollister on April 24, 2013 11:20 pm + 15 comments

  In December 2010, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal abruptly cut off donation payments to WikiLeaks, Continue reading…

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  'Could you patent the sun?' Inside the Supreme Court case on patenting DNA

  By Russell Brandom on April 17, 2013 02:30 pm + 45 comments

  This week, the Supreme Court held arguments in an unusual case: whether a company named Myriad can Continue reading…

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  Why Facebook matters in the fight for gay marriage

  By Russell Brandom on April 2, 2013 03:20 pm + 221 comments

  If you've been on Facebook in the past week, you've probably seen it: the red equals sign. Human Continue reading…

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  Facebook maps out support for gay marriage as profile photo campaign takes off

  By Chris Welch on March 29, 2013 04:14 pm + 342 comments

  Over the last week, many Facebook users have shown support for marriage equality as two high-profile Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court says police need a warrant to use drug-sniffing dogs outside homes

  By Amar Toor on March 26, 2013 12:43 pm + 31 comments

  The Supreme Court today said police officers cannot use drug-sniffing dogs along the perimeter of a Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court upholds 'first sale' right to sell used books or movies, even when bought abroad

  By Adi Robertson on March 19, 2013 01:08 pm + 34 comments

  The Supreme Court has ruled that copyright owners cannot legally forbid people who buy their works Continue reading…

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  Mexican Supreme Court rules against Apple in trademark case, iFone seeks damages

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 15, 2013 04:59 pm + 68 comments

  The Mexican Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's decision that Apple couldn't register a Continue reading…

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  Apple and other companies will urge Supreme Court to support same-sex marriage

  By T.C. Sottek on February 26, 2013 05:36 pm + 586 comments

  Bloomberg reports that Apple will join other companies, including Facebook and Intel, in an effort Continue reading…