Raiders' Kluwe, leading proponent for gay rights, working on his day job
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Jane Kelly's experience rare on US appeals court
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Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer
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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
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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.
Judge asks enviros for ideas to punish gas company
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What will the online sales tax bill mean for you?
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Pass Michael Morton Act to improve Texas criminal justice reliability
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Supreme Court rejects Minnesota woman's music-sharing case
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ND governor faces choice on abortion restrictions
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Frustrated Sen. Murkowski takes heat as Alaska tribes get left out of new...
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While a federal appeals court in 1996 recognized some Alaska Native Corporation land as Indian country, the decision was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court two years later.