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US appeals court blocks Ariz. 20-week abortion ban
A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Justice Sotomayor joins Yankees Bleacher Creatures
Sonia Sotomayor traded benches for a day, joining the New York Yankees' Bleacher Creatures. The Supreme Court justice attended the Yankees' 12-3 win ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH ...
US judge strikes down EPA water rules for mines
The Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its powers by setting up water-quality criteria for coal mining operations in Appalachia, a federal ...
Israel to end draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox
In an step that could intensify a major rift among Israelis, the defense minister on Tuesday ordered the army to prepare for a universal draft of ...
Gay marriage ban backers seek Supreme Court review
Backers of California's ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the ...
Radical cleric fails in new bid for release in UK
Two judges on Tuesday rejected the latest bid by radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to be freed from detention in Britain, which has been trying to ...
Court leaves ruling against big tobacco intact
A federal appeals court on Friday left intact a court judgment that ordered tobacco companies to do corrective advertising about the dangers of ...
Israel's top court delays evacuation of settlement
Israel's Supreme Court on Friday delayed by at least three weeks the scheduled evacuation of an unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost that has ...
Vilma court hearing ends with no decision on TRO
After Jonathan Vilma and seven witnesses testified Thursday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got his facts wrong in the bounty scandal, a federal ...
Scalia: Supreme Court disagreements not personal
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is downplaying reports of discord among the justices following last month's decision to uphold President Barack ...
Appeals court allows no-fly challenge to proceed
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit over the government's no-fly list can go forward in a lower court in Oregon. In a unanimous ...
Vilma back to court in TRO hearing vs. NFL
Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, two former teammates and New Orleans assistant head coach Joe Vitt have all told a federal judge under ...
'Sister Wives' family challenges Utah bigamy law
Kody Brown and his four wives just want to live like any other family — free from the threat of being tossed in prison. But in Utah, just claiming to ...
Pakistan refuses to reopen presidential graft case
Pakistan's government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it will not reopen an old corruption case against the president, defying a judicial ...
Budget office: Obama's health law reduces deficit
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation's huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress' ...
Hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from land
The Israeli Defense Ministry wants to evict hundreds of Palestinians from eight hamlets in a West Bank area the military has designated as a firing ...
India's top court bans tourism in tiger parks
India's top court banned tourism in tiger reserves across the country Tuesday in a ruling that aims to protect the endangered big cats but may disrupt ...
Judge assails prosecutors in Somali pirate case
The federal judge overseeing the case of a Somali man accused of negotiating a ransom payment during a 2008 pirate takeover of a Danish merchant ship ...
Israeli police investigating settlement land deal
Police are investigating whether residents of a rogue West Bank settlement used forged land deal documents in an effort to thwart their upcoming ...
Tea party threat defused, Hatch looks to tax deal
Rare is the Tea Party-tested Republican senator who shows off an image of the Kennedys' Hyannisport home hanging over his desk.
Israel asks court to delay settlement's removal
Israel's government on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to delay the evacuation of an unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost by a month, ...
Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan contests corruption convictions
What could be imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's last longshot chance at a new trial is now again in the hands of an appeals court.
UN court to Senegal: Prosecute Chad dictator Habre
The United Nations' highest court on Friday ordered Senegal to prosecute or extradite former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who has lived in luxury ...
NY insider trading witness gets 2 years' probation
A former financial consultant-turned-government witness was spared prison time Thursday and given only two years of probation after prosecutors ...