WASHINGTON (AP) — Like almost everyone else in America, thieves tend to carry their cellphones with them to work. When they use their phones on the job, police find it easier to do their jobs. They can get cellphone tower ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Before taking their long summer break, the Supreme Court justices are poised to act on the Trump administration’s travel ban and a separation of church and state dispute involving a Missouri church playground. But something could overshadow ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits. The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has bolstered the rights of millions of learning-disabled students in a ruling that requires public schools to offer special education programs that meet higher standards. The court struck down a lower standard endorsed ...

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  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor didn’t answer questions about Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the court during a speech in New York City on Thursday, although she did refer obliquely to him when she noted that “the current nominee ...

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  President-elect Donald Trump has met with one of the judges on his short list for potential Supreme Court nominees, less than two weeks before he is expected to announce his choice for the nation’s highest court. Judge William Pryor, ...

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The Monroe County Bar Association will present a panel discussion Tuesday evening on the Fisher v. University of Texas U.S. Supreme Court case that poses several difficult questions about the use of race in college admissions policies. A panel discussion, set ...

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