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Media study: more pro views on same-sex marriage

1 day ago

Around the time the U.S. Supreme Court was considering the same-sex marriage issue, news reports had more comments from supporters than opponents, a study released Monday concluded.

Ticketed misdemeanor suspects no-shows in court

2 days ago

Efforts to ease the strain on Travis County's criminal justice system through a program in which offenders of relatively minor crimes are ticketed and not arrested has left thousands of cases...

Affirmative action ruling contest: race vs. class

2 days ago

A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court kept the focus on race as a barrier, upholding the right of colleges to make limited use of racial preferences to ensure a diverse student body.

Tarrant district loses water fight with Oklahoma at Supreme Court

2 days ago

The Supreme Court decision notes that the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area grew from 5.1 million residents in 2000 to almost 6.4 million in 2010, a jump of about 25 percent.

Feds: Traditional probe used in Ill. terror case

5 days ago

"Anyone who is concerned with civil liberties in this country should want the Supreme Court to visit (the expanded surveillance program) and rule on its the constitutionality," he said earlier...

Tarrant water district loses water fight at Supreme Court

5 days ago

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a multi-state water compact signed by Texas and Oklahoma does not preempt Oklahoma statutes blocking the sale of the water.

Committee rejects overhaul of military justice

5 days ago

Siding with the Pentagon's top brass, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved legislation Wednesday to keep commanders involved in deciding whether to prosecute sexual assault cases,...

Judge sides with arrested Supreme Court protester

6 days ago

Harold Hodge Jr., was arrested on the Supreme Court plaza in January 2011 while wearing a sign that criticized police treatment of blacks and Hispanics.

Bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse

6 days ago

Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and would have to be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in Congress aimed at strengthening...

Key dates for gay-rights movement in US

10 days ago

1950: Mattachine Society, widely considered first national gay rights organization, is formed.1957: Frank Kameny is fired from job as government astronomer because he's gay; his appeal later...

People lying about military service face new peril

11 days ago

In 2007, he was charged under the Stolen Valor Act, pleaded guilty and then challenged the law on First Amendment grounds; he ultimately won a 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Some morning-after over-counter pill sales allowed

13 days ago

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a brief order Wednesday.

Obamacare nullification bill on S.C. Senate agenda

14 days ago

South Carolina this week could become the first state in the country to restrict the enactment of Obamacare since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that law last year.

US Supreme Court orders 6 death row cases reviewed

15 days ago

Then, lawyers in the initial stages of his appeal were equally deficient for not raising the claim that the trial lawyers were ineffective, Trevino's lawyers argued to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Feds join Sup. Ct. in rejecting Ind. abortion law

17 days ago

The agency announced the decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a separate court case involving the same law.

NY court overturns Citigroup-EMI verdict

18 days ago

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ordered a new trial Friday.

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

28 days ago

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a...

Raiders' Kluwe, leading proponent for gay rights, working on his day job

31 days ago

Chris Kluwe will let the Supreme Court sort out what to do with Proposition 8 while he focuses on what he hopes will be his job in 2013 - replacing Shane Lechler as the punter for the Raiders.

Jane Kelly's experience rare on US appeals court

33 days ago

Jane Kelly will become a federal appeals court judge Friday with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate.

Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer

33 days ago

Jeffrey Demond Williams' execution Wednesday evening came just over an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal from his attorneys.

Houston cop-killer denied last-day reprieve

33 days ago

A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court less than an hour before his scheduled execution Wednesday evening.

OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom

38 days ago

The return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice...

Judge asks enviros for ideas to punish gas company

42 days ago

Apparently frustrated by a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down an $18 million penalty for a Texas natural gas firm, a federal judge is taking the unusual step of asking the environmental...