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September 24, 2016

Gabon opposition candidate decries high court ruling

Opposition candidate Jean Ping vowed to not back down from his pursuit of the presidency hours after the constitutional court ...

September 23, 2016

Judge dismisses lawsuit over sex offender passport marker

A lawsuit challenging a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against ...

September 23, 2016

Trump adds names to Supreme Court wish list

Donald Trump has added 10 names to the list he says he'd use to fill Supreme Court vacancies if he becomes president, ...

September 23, 2016

Justice: Changing course on the bench is not weakness

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says a willingness to change course on the bench is not an indication of weakness, but ...

September 23, 2016

Appeals court: Ohio elections chief wrongly purged voters

Ohio's process for maintaining its voter rolls wrongfully removes eligible people, a federal appeals court ruled Friday as ...

September 23, 2016

Gabon high court upholds incumbent leader Bongo's victory

Gabon's constitutional court upheld incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba's victory in last month's disputed election early ...

September 23, 2016

New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion

With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation's voting process seems more ...

September 22, 2016

Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico

A federal judge has granted class-action status to Wal-Mart investors suing the world's largest retailer over allegations ...

September 21, 2016

Inmate 'very happy' about order ending 36 years in solitary

A Pennsylvania inmate who has won a court order freeing him from solitary after 36 years told his lawyer Wednesday he looks ...

September 21, 2016

NY bombing case most high-profile since Boston bombing

The federal charges portraying Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami as a man bent on murderous destruction set the ...

September 21, 2016

Navajos ask federal judge to restore polling places in Utah

Navajo Nation member Davis Filfred prefers casting a ballot the old fashioned way at a polling place. But he's worried he may ...

September 21, 2016

Clinton, Trump decry latest police shootings of black men

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are decrying police-involved shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina, with the Democrat ...

September 21, 2016

Judge dismisses challenge to N. Carolina gay-marriage law

A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a North Carolina law that says magistrates with religious objections can refuse ...

September 21, 2016

The Latest: Analysis says Trump plan would add $5.3T to debt

The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT): 12:01 a.m. A new analysis from a nonpartisan group finds that ...

September 20, 2016

Judge says Pennsylvania inmate's decades in solitary to end

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered prison officials to end a convicted murderer's stay in solitary confinement after 36 ...

September 20, 2016

Court rejects class-action over lawyers for immigrant kids

A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday rejected a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of children who go without lawyers ...

September 20, 2016

DC gun law gets hearing before Washington appeals court

Appeals court judges had tough questions Tuesday for attorneys defending a District of Columbia law that makes it difficult ...

September 19, 2016

How Texas' voter ID law landed it in federal court _ again

Texas once again defended one of the nation's strictest voter ID laws in federal court — this time against charges that the ...

September 19, 2016

Judge clears way for release of many more Pulse 911 calls

A judge on Monday cleared the way for the release of many of the hundreds of 911 calls related to a mass shooting at a gay ...