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High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. The 5-3 decision is expected to result in lower prescription drug...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Consumers, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas
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Supreme Court rules for generics in AbbVie 'pay for delay' case
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON -- Stemming from a case involving a male hormone from AbbVie Inc, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued if they pay a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision based on...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Supreme court says FTC can sue over deals that delay generic drug sales
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday regulators can challenge deals between brand-name drug companies and generic rivals that delay cheaper medicines from going on sale, which regulators say increase costs to consumers by billions of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Consumers, Chuck Grassley, Science
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Drug patents: Pay-for-delay's bad day in court
The Supreme Court struck a blow for consumers Monday in a closely watched patent case, ruling that manufacturers of brand-name drugs don't have the right to buy off generic-drug makers by giving them a share of their monopoly profits. The 5-3 ruling...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Anti Trust Crime, Consumers
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Supreme Court rules for generic drugs, against 'pay for delay'
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that brand-name drug makers can be sued for violating the antitrust laws if they make a deal that pays a potential competitor to put off selling a generic version. The 5-3 decision is likely to benefit...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Sonia Sotomayor
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Judges, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas
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Clarence Thomas' legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Punishment, Criminals, Separation of Church and State
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona proof of citizenship voter registration law
Tribune staff and wire reportsWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona state law that requires people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship. In a 7-2 vote, the court said the voter registration provision of the 2004 state law,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Litigation, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona law on voter registration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law Monday and by a surprisingly lopsided vote, ruling state officials may not demand a proof of citizenship from residents who register to vote. The 7-2 decision written by Justice Antonin...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor
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Eugene Robinson: High court majority relied on hooey to justify DNA samples
The Supreme Court's ruling this month allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Anthony Kennedy, Police Arrests
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Court DNA Ruling Good Result, Bad Argument
The Hartford CourantLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, notwithstanding the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant based on probable cause, states can require that a DNA sample be taken from those arrested for...Tags: Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Clarence Thomas, Chemical Industry
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Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Safety of Citizens, Sonia Sotomayor, Criminals
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