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November 22, 2019

Supreme Court will hear case over no-fly list

The Supreme Court will take up the Trump administration’s bid to end a lawsuit filed by Muslim men who say they were placed ...

November 22, 2019

Military same-sex spouse denied Alaska oil check sues

An Alaska woman alleges the state is wrongly enforcing laws barring recognition of same-sex marriages, five years after a ...

November 22, 2019

House urges court to lift hold on subpoena for Trump records

House Democrats and Manhattan’s top prosecutor told the Supreme Court Thursday that President Donald Trump’s arguments to ...

November 22, 2019

AP Exclusive: DOJ would take halted executions to high court

Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press on Thursday that he would take the Trump administration’s bid to ...

November 22, 2019

The Latest: US may take federal execution case to high court

The Latest on federal executions (all times local): 6 p.m. Attorney General William Barr tells The Associated Press he will ...

November 19, 2019

For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes

Amid their annual vigils for transgender homicide victims, trans rights activists in the U.S. are trying to maintain ...

November 18, 2019

Chief justice orders delay in House fight for Trump records

Chief Justice John Roberts is ordering an indefinite delay in the House of Representatives’ demand for President Donald ...

November 18, 2019

Ginsburg back on bench after stomach bug

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back on the Supreme Court bench after missing time last week with what the court described as ...

November 18, 2019

Spain: men convicted in rape case stand trial in 2nd case

Four Spanish men convicted earlier this year of raping a woman in a notorious case are standing trial on charges of sexual ...

November 18, 2019

Kavanaugh accuser gets award from ACLU for speaking out

In a rare public appearance to pick up an award, the woman who accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual ...

November 17, 2019

Trump, impeachment could loom large in Sen. Collins’ race

Republican Sen. Susan Collins has a well-funded Democrat prepping to challenge her next year. She has national women’s groups ...

November 16, 2019

Sandy Hook lawsuit could force Remington to open books

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry ...

November 15, 2019

Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight

The Supreme Court said Friday it will referee a high-profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google.

November 15, 2019

Trump asks justices for temporary block of House subpoena

President Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to keep House Democrats from getting his financial records at least until the ...

November 15, 2019

Justices to consider reinstating military rape convictions

The Supreme Court will decide whether to reinstate convictions for rape by a military officer and two enlisted men. The issue ...

November 15, 2019

Trump contributes foreword to paperback of McConnell book

The paperback edition of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “The Long Game” includes a foreword from a well-placed ...

November 15, 2019

Kavanaugh avoids controversy in first major appearance

Justice Brett Kavanaugh called himself grateful and optimistic Thursday, avoiding controversy in his first major public ...

November 15, 2019

Teen SC school shooter gets life for killing 1st grader

A school shooter who was 14 when he killed a first grader on a school playground in South Carolina after killing his father ...