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A dramatic genetic finding about autism and cannabinoids leads this month’s news, followed by spotlighting three cannabinoid activists for furthering science and a brief look at the US Supreme Court’s 1.3 grams of cannabis and deportation ruling. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 A dramatic genetic finding about autism and cannabinoids leads this month’s news from Publius, the pen name for the authors of The Cannabis Papers: A citizen’s guide to cannabinoids (2011). New research...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a case that could determine whether or not human DNA can be patented, which could have a tremendous impact on genetic research, one way or the other. According to Reuters reporter Sharon Begley, “The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted patents on at least 4,000 human genes to companies, universities and others that have discovered and decoded them.” Those...

Biodiversity statistics reveal mixed results in Court makeup Although the current Supreme Court has been criticized for its lack of diversity on the bench, the Court is actually more diverse overall today than ever in history, according to a new study that borrows statistical methods from ecology to reveal a more precise picture of diversity. The study, which appears in the online edition of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, examines seven categories of diversity for every Supreme...

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP is scheduled to host an Ernst & Young Thought Center webcast July 17 to discuss the implications of the US Supreme Court's ruling on individuals, employers, and health care providers. To register for the webcast, please go to the following link. Ernst & Young shared the following brief with clients today providing additional insights into the decision: The Supreme Court of the United States today upheld the...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's petition for certiorari, thereby refusing to disturb the liability judgment against Novartis issued by the Second Circuit in In re Novartis Wage & Hour Litigation, 611 F.3d 141 (2010). The Second Circuit held that thousands of U.S. sales representatives ("Reps") employed by Novartis are entitled to overtime pay because the Reps are not subject to either the "Outside...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Morganroth Law - Birmingham, Michigan, the law firm representing Jack Kevorkian. Dr. Jack Kevorkian plans to protest before the US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 20 through October 22, 2010. The US Supreme Court, says Dr. Kevorkian, has ignored the 9th amendment to the US Constitution since the Constitution was signed in 1787. The court doesn't bother to...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roughly 75 cases will be argued before the US Supreme Court in 2010-2011, and the pros and cons of the issues behind many of those cases have been made available at ProCon.org. ProCon.org is 501(c)(3) nonpartisan public charity which provides millions of readers with free research on important debated issues in order to educate without bias. For Justices, Supreme Court staff, attorneys, reporters, students, or the general public who...

The computer software industry won its battle in federal court on Friday in an effort to squash sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.The ruling by the 9th Circuit of Appeals raised concerns that it will encourage music labels, movie companies and book publishers to find ways around the so-called "first-sale" policy in an attempt to boost their slumping sales.The policy - or doctrine - refers to a more-than-a-century-old decision by the US Supreme Court...

The US Supreme Court on Monday announced it would refuse to hear any further challenges to California's Compassionate Use Act, which allows patients to possess marijuana for medicinal purposes based on a doctor's recommendation.Both San Diego and San Bernardino counties had argued that federal law banning the use of marijuana should have precedence over the California state law that permits its use and cultivation. Both counties have refused to issue cards that allow patients to use marijuana...

Text of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website [Unattributed article from the "Politics" page: "Agent Orange victims submit petition to US Supreme Court"] Hanoi (VNA) - Representatives from the Vietnam Agent Orange/ Dioxin Victims' Association (VAVA) are expected to submit a petition to the US Supreme Court at 11 a.m. on Oct. 6 (11 p.m. Vietnamese time) to request reconsideration of the US Appeal Court's verdict regarding Agent Orange victims' claims against a...