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Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:05:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:08 GMT

DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:21:44 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate appeared to slam shut this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his brief taste of normal life.

Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it's legal for Virginia to block out-of-state people from using its Freedom of Information Act to get state documents.

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:49:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.

High court weighs taking up new case on gun rights

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:09:09 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Senate voted to begin debate on new gun control measures, the Supreme Court is expected to consider a new appeal aimed at loosening state restrictions on firearms.

Justice Sotomayor visits Puerto Rico on book tour

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:13:10 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico to present her new memoir and drawing thousands of fans in her parents' homeland.

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:09:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife, she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have meant awkward questions, she said: Who is he? Where is he? And when do we meet him?

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:39:09 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have meant awkward questions, she said: Who is he? Where is he? And when do we meet him?

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:55:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of social media users in posting and tweaking a simple red logo in support of gay marriage.