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The court ruled that some crack cocaine offenders sentenced to harsh prison terms more than a decade ago cannot get their sentences reduced under a federal law designed to do just that.
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The justices noted that Congress is actively considering the question of including women in selective service registration and that women have been able to serve in combat roles for years.
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The court reversed the conviction of a sergeant who used his police car computer to access and then sell a license plate number in exchange for $5,000.
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At the center of the case was a man whose guns were confiscated from his home. Justice Clarence Thomas noted the recognition that officers perform many civic tasks but they're not open-ended.
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In what could be their last case of the season, the justices heard arguments about whether to apply changes in the law to those sentenced for small amounts of crack cocaine.
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At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.
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Their filing is the culmination of more than a decade of litigation. The justices must now decide whether to grant review in the case.
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Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
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By a 6-to-2 vote, the justices said Google's use of Oracle code did not infringe copyright laws.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said social media companies are "sufficiently akin" to a common carrier, like a telephone company, and should be "regulated in this manner."