Justices Wonât Hear Appeal on Drugs for Terminally Ill
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The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a case that ruled that terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to try drugs that have not received federal approval.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a lawsuit alleging two pharmaceutical companies conspired to monopolize the market for a drug used to treat breast cancer.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist was unable to preside over the Supreme Court yesterday as planned, and specialists said his treatment indicates he has a particularly virulent, usually fatal form of thyroid cancer.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused on  Monday to review the class-action status for a lawsuit on  behalf of more than 600,000 doctors claiming six managed-care  companies violated federal racketeering law by regularly  underpaying them for medical services.
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The Supreme Court appeared hesitant Monday to endorse medical marijuana for patients who have a doctorÂ´s recommendation. Justices are considering whether sick people in 11 states
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The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block the nation&#39;s only law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly.
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The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that will determine whether the federal government can intervene in intrastate possession and cultivation of marijuana for medication or for general distribution.
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The justices decline to rule on a lower court decision that says terminally ill patients have no constitutional right to be treated with experimental drugs that have not been thoroughly tested, effectively letting the ruling stand.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a constitutional challenge by tobacco companies to Minnesota's 75-cent-per-pack health impact fee on cigarettes.
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The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren&#39;t really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October, will again not be present when the Supreme Court reconvenes to hear oral arguments on Monday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's Supreme Court  refused on Thursday to reconsider its ruling overturning a  state law that let Florida Gov. Jeb Bush keep a severely  brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her  husband and legal guardian.
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WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers argued that he should not be put to death because he is mentally ill.
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A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
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WASHINGTON - At the Supreme Court Monday, the issue was medical marijuana -- and whether the federal government can stop patients from using it, even if a state&#39;s law says it&#39;s legal.
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The Justice Department asked the US Supreme Court Tuesday to hear argument on whether federal anti-drug law can trump Oregon&#39;s assisted suicide law.
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THE HIGH COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS THIS MORNING ON WHETHER SICK PEOPLE IN ELEVEN STATES THAT ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN HAVE THEIR POT - EVEN THOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT&#39;S ILLEGAL.