October Term 2012 · Docket 12-167
Can a magistrate judge pressure a defendant to plead guilty?
The dispute centers on whether a magistrate judge may urge a defendant to abandon trial rights and accept a plea deal.
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October Term 2012 · Docket 12-398
Can isolated human genes receive patent protection?
Myriad Genetics holds patents on isolated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. the sides that brought the case argue these natural sequences cannot be patented. The Court must decide if isolation creates a patentable invention.