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Supreme Court to weigh Arizona voter registration case
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The Supreme Court will struggle this week with the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state residents show documents proving their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in national elections.
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Gay marriage: Partisan split marks high court cases
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A continuing distinct partisan divide is present in the gay marriage cases at the Supreme Court, set for arguments March 26-27, even though a brief on behalf of more than 100 prominent Republicans calls for marriage equality.
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Obama urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban
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In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country.
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SCOTUS: Voting rights law before Supreme Court
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Hundreds rallied outside the Supreme Court Wednesday to support the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as the court wrestled with the fate of a section of the landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote.
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Supreme Court to consider DNA testing before conviction
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will try to balance the rights of Americans who have not been convicted of a major crime to keep their DNA out of the government's hands against the government's interest in closing cold cases and the rights of crime victims to finally see justice done.
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Leon Winston SCOTUS appeal denied
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The Supreme Court has rebuffed Virginia's request to reinstate the death sentence of a convicted killer who claims he is too mentally disabled to be executed.
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Court conflicted on allowing outside use of FOIA
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed conflicted over whether it was legal for Virginia to block out-of-staters from using its Freedom of Information Act to get some of its state documents.
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"Murder at the Supreme Court;" Vincent Orange; Scrap the Penny?
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Roe vs. Wade: 40 years ago, ruling was made
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It was 40 years ago Tuesday that the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial rulings—Roe v. Wade.
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Robert Bork, famous for failed Supreme Court nomination, dead
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Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination made history, has died.
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Same-sex marriage, Proposition 8 to be heard by Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court will hear cases on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, setting up major national decisions on same-sex marriage
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Supreme Court revives challenge against President's health care overhaul
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The Supreme Court has revived a Christian college's challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration.
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Justice Clarence Thomas: U.S. Constitution is not perfect, but 'perfectable'
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Speaking at the National Archives, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says the same arguments the Founding Fathers fought over are still raging today. And while the Constitution is not perfect, he grew up believing that it was "perfectable."
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Some small business owners fear impact of Affordable Care Act
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While many are pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the bulk of the president's health care bill, many small business owners are concerned the ruling could hurt them.
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Supreme Court health care ruling: Mandate constitutional
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By the narrowest of margins in a 5-4 vote, President Obama's health care legislation, including the individual insurance requirement, has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Healthcare supporters, opponents square off at Supreme Court
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By 10 a.m. when the ruling was announced, First Street SE was a circus -- with Obamacare supporters in one ring, tea party activists in another. There were also dozens of reporters, pro-life and pro-choice protesters, even belly dancers.
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Stolen Valor law struck down by Supreme Court
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The court voted 6-3 in favor of a former local elected official in California who falsely said he was a decorated war veteran and had pleaded guilty to violating the 2006 law, known as the Stolen Valor Act.
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Supreme Court health care ruling: CNN, Fox err in reporting mandate ruling
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In the mad dash to report the outcome of the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's landmark health care ruling, a pair of media giants got it wrong.
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