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Bowman Versus Monsanto: Indiana Farmer’s Supreme Court Challenge to Corporate Control of Food Supply
A David-versus-Goliath case heard by the Supreme Court this week pits a 75-year-old farmer from Indiana against Monsanto, the worldu2019s largest seed company.

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Monsanto Likely to Score Supreme Court Win
Because of the Technology Agreement and the patent on Monsantou2019s genes, a farmer who saves and replants these seeds can be sued.

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Farmer Challenges Monsanto Seed Patent in Supreme Court
At stake is whether patents on seeds - or other things that can self-replicate - extend beyond the first generation of the products.

Debt Ceiling Games – Court Could End Leverage
Whether or not President Obama can simply rule to pay bills owed by the United States and bring the country financial relief depends on the courts.

Media Failures Lead to Flawed Understandings in Cherokee Adoption Case
Mainstream media has failed to provide balance covering the adoption of the 3-year-old Cherokee child, now known as

On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Undeterred by 2011 Credit Downgrade After Last Debt Limit Showdown, and More
In today's On the News segment: Supreme Court throws out challenge to law banning guns in Georgia's churches, and more.

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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.

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Gun Ownership Is a Hobby, Not a Right
The nationwide Constitutional protection for gun ownership only came into existence in 2010 (not 1791) and even then by one single vote.

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The Other Crucial Civil Rights Case the Supreme Court Will Be Ruling On
Last month, the Supreme Court said it will consider the constitutionality of a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Latif Letter About Guantanamo Speaks From the Grave: “I Am Being Pushed Toward Death Every Moment“
Gitmo detainee outlines a self-fulfilling prophesy two years before his death.