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Arizona going to Supreme Court on immigration enforcement law
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law on hold. The […]
Court won’t lift stay on Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday refused to lift a stay blocking major parts of Arizona‘s immigration law from taking effect and said the federal government is likely […]
Death penalty reinstated for man convicted of 2 murders
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death penalty for a man convicted in a double murder despite complaints that his lawyers did not offer evidence of his […]
Appeals from Gitmo detainees, others turned away
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declined appeals from foreigners seeking their release after nine years of detention at Guantanamo Bay. The court on Monday rejected three separate claims asking […]
Court: No gay marriages in CA during appeal
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of the state’s voter-approved ban. California […]
Supreme Court makes it easier to sue businesses
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court made it easier to haul businesses into court on Tuesday, ruling that investors can sue them for purposefully withholding unproven but damaging information about a […]
High court overturns new-trial order
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a California man’s convictions on several sex offenses stemming from his 2002 attack on a 72-year-old neighbor, overturning an appeals court that found prosecutors […]
Justices may not rule on child abuse case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that it may not make a decision about whether child social workers need warrants to talk to potential victims of sex abuse at […]
Supreme Court considers credit card notice rule
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will decide what notice credit card companies must give to consumers about interest rate increases under a […]
Court to look at huge sex bias suit vs. Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider whether to keep alive the largest job discrimination case in U.S. history, a lawsuit against Wal-Mart that grew from a half-dozen women to […]
Supreme Court says county doesn’t have to pay for registry mistake
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that Los Angeles County does not have to pay attorney fees to a couple listed as child abusers even though they were […]
Supreme Court to review campaign finance law
WASHINGTON — Less than a year after removing most limits on election spending by corporations and organized labor, the Supreme Court is signaling trouble for another campaign law that aims […]
