Human genes can't be patented: Supreme Court
Isolated human genes may not be patented, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The case concerned patents held by Myriad Genetics, a Utah company, on genes that correlate with increased...
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Human DNA not patentable: ruling
THE US Supreme Court, in a potentially far-reaching ruling, says naturally occurring human gene sequences cannot be patented but artificially created DNA can be. Reported by The Australian 1 day ago.
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Bush fugitive Naden jailed for life
MALCOLM Naden has been sentenced to life without parole for the 2005 murders of two women, a NSW Supreme court judge has ruled. Reported by The Australian 1 day ago.
View ArticleEPIC asks Supreme Court to stop NSA surveillance
A secret surveillance court has exceeded its legal authority by allowing the U.S. National Security Agency to collect customer telephone records from Verizon Communications, a privacy group said in a...
View ArticlePrivacy lobby challenges NSA spying in highest court
A privacy rights group will file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court to stop the National Security Agency's surveillance program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans....
View ArticlePoliceman's shots 'point to his murderer'
Who shot Senior Constable David Rixon? One of the strongest pieces of evidence to answer that question is the number of shots the Tamworth police officer fired from his own weapon, a NSW Supreme Court...
View ArticleTexas tightens voter laws as demographics shift
The Texas Attorney General was so excited about the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down elements of the Voting Rights Act last month that he could not even wait to draft a press statement,...
View ArticleMcDonald's issues writs against Tecoma protesters
McDonald's has slapped Supreme Court writs on anti-development protesters at Tecoma in the Dandenong Ranges, claiming a blockade is causing costly delays in construction. Reported by The Age 1...
View ArticleKiesha's mother jailed for at least 16 years
Kristi Abrahams is on Thursday being sentenced in the Supreme Court for the murder of her six-year-old daughter Kiesha in 2011. Follow our live coverage below. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald...
View ArticleKiesha was 'vulnerable and defenceless'
Kristi Abrahams is on Thursday being sentenced in the Supreme Court for the murder of her six-year-old daughter Kiesha in 2011. Follow our live coverage below. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald...
View ArticleKiesha's mother to learn her fate
Kristi Abrahams is on Thursday being sentenced in the Supreme Court for the murder of her six-year-old daughter Kiesha in 2011. Follow our live coverage below. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald...
View ArticleEarl gets injunction to prevent publication
Canberra winger Sandor Earl, allegedly under investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, has sought and obtained a Supreme Court injunction to prevent his medical records being...
View ArticleNew Jersey Supreme Court rules warrants needed for phone tracking
Cellphone users have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphone location information, and police must obtain a search warrant before accessing that information, the Supreme Court of New...
View ArticleBracken, CA set for court over injury claim
After being embarrassed by South Africa-born Mickey Arthur's claim he was racially vilified during his tenure as Australia's coach and his revelation Michael Clarke considered Shane Watson a...
View ArticleJudge joins censure of SBS drama
Supreme Court judge brands program about execution of drug smuggler an untruthful soap opera. Reported by The Age 2 days ago.
View ArticleNorth Carolina first to pass restrictive voting law after Supreme Court decision
The focus on voting laws comes as the US is undergoing a demographic transformation. Reported by The Age 10 hours ago.
View ArticleRobinson set to sue Dons
Acrimonious relationship between Essendon and Dean Robinson has finished and looks headed for the Supreme Court. Reported by The Age 5 hours ago.
View ArticleRobinson set to sue Essendon
Acrimonious relationship between Dons and Dean Robinson looks headed for the Supreme Court. Reported by The Age 1 day ago.
View ArticleMelbourne lawyer who held top Supreme Court role in Nauru
Henry Barwick (Barry) Connell, a former chief justice of Nauru and an Australian academic active in international law, has died in Melbourne after a long illness. Reported by The Age 5 days ago.
View ArticleNorth Korean children able to inherit from South's citizens
Seoul: The Supreme Court of South Korea has ruled for the first time that North Korean children of a South Korean citizen have the right to inherit their deceased parent's property. Reported by...
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