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US SUPREME COURT

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court seems ideologically split over Texas electoral districts allegedly favoring whites
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines as it heard a bid by Texas to revive Republican-drawn electoral districts thrown out by a lower court for diluting the clout of black and Hispanic voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court rejects release of anti-abortion activists' undercover videos
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to win the release of videos they surreptitiously recorded at meetings of abortion providers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2018
U.S. top court rejects Arizona bid to bar 'Dreamers' from getting driver's licenses
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday required Arizona to continue to issue driver's licenses to the so-called Dreamer immigrants and refused to hear the state's challenge to an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young adults brought into the country illegally as children.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018
Supreme Court breaks new ground, ruling in favor of U.S.-based Japanese father in international custody battle
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of a U.S.-based Japanese father seeking to reunite with his teenage son, who was taken by his estranged wife to Japan in 2016, concluding that the wife's dogged refusal to abide by an earlier court order mandating the minor's repatriation amounts to her "illegally...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared unsure how to resolve a dispute between Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department over whether U.S. law should allow prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 15, 2018
Trudeau says Canada will create framework to guarantee indigenous rights, ditch colonial policies
Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2018
Monitoring use of secret funds
A Supreme Court ruling provides an opportunity to retool information disclosure on the use of secret government funds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2018
Trump camp seeks Supreme Court appeal of 'Dreamer' immigrant ruling
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a judge's ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump's move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Newly minted Japanese Supreme Court justice will issue rulings under maiden name, breaking with long tradition
Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country's top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki — becoming Japan's first woman to abandon the court's long tradition of using one's legal name after marriage.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2017
Top court rules on NHK fees
NHK should realize that it's desirable to win the support of TV owners when asking them to sign subscription contracts.

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