WASHINGTON (AP) — After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.
Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law.
Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its final stage this week,
Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents.
TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston
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
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
Justice Sotomayor visits Puerto Rico on book tour
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Puerto Rico to present her new memoir on Tuesday, drawing hundreds of fans in her parents'
Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'
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
Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'
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
Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media
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
As justices heard arguments on California’s gay marriage ban, a revolution was sweeping Facebook, taking over the profile photos of those who wanted to show
The Supreme Court is indicating it could strike down the federal law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits for
The Supreme Court is raising the prospect that it will find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a substantial
Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices
Roberts' gay cousin to attend Prop 8 argument
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman from California says she and her lesbian partner will attend the gay marriage argument at the Supreme Court, courtesy of her cousin, Chief Justice John
Public braves snow for gay marriage case tickets
WASHINGTON (AP) — People waiting to attend to gay marriage cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been undeterred by snow falling in the nation's capital.
