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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks as the U.S. Mint launches the Chief Justice John Marshall Silver Dollar at the Supreme Court on May 4, 2005, in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Justices uphold municipal bond tax breaks

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may give special tax breaks on interest from municipal bonds sold within their borders.

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Apartheid suits to go forward

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, unable to act because four justices had conflicts of interest, Monday allowed apartheid-related suits against companies to go forward.

Justices uphold lethal injection

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wednesday that the lethal injection methods used in Kentucky and most states were not unconstitutionally cruel or unusual.

Court rejects Hillary Clinton movie case

WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal from a group trying to promote an anti-Hillary Clinton movie without campaign finance law restrictions.

D.C. handgun ban argued before top court

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday heard one of its most polarizing cases in years -- whether arguably the nation's toughest handgun law is reasonable.

Top court rules on prison guard immunity

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a prison inmate cannot sue federal prison guards about how their possessions are handled.

High court examines lethal injections

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Monday on whether the way lethal injections are carried out is too painful to be constitutional.

Kennedy could be swing vote in Gitmo case

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Justice Anthony Kennedy could be the swing vote as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether foreign "enemy combatants" have the right to access U.S. courts.

High court closely divided on detainees

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to divide along ideological grounds in argument Wednesday over whether foreign "enemy combatants" may access U.S. courts.

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