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Major gay marriage cases in federal court and where they stand
Battles over same-sex marriage have been raging in the federal courts for several years. Two could reach the US Supreme Court within a year: one challenging California's ban on gay marriage under Proposition 8, and the other seeking to invalidate the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Here are the cases to follow.
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Newt Gingrich: 8 of the GOP idea man's more unusual ideas
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Waterboarding and other 'Decision Points' in Bush's war on terror
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With players' lawsuits filed, hope barely flickers for an NBA season
'Months and months of legal wrangling' ahead dim prospects for any sort of 2011-12 NBA season, says one sports management expert. Two groups of players filed federal antitrust lawsuits Wednesday.
11/17/2011 06:06 pm -
California court says defense of gay marriage ban can proceed
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that proponents of the state's ban on gay marriage will be able to defend their stance in federal court.
11/17/2011 03:40 pm -
Supreme Court rebukes Ninth Circuit, again, in 'shaken baby' case
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by substituting its own judgment for the jury's in the 'shaken baby' conviction of a California grandmother, the Supreme Court said. The reversal will send Shirley Ree Smith back to prison.
10/31/2011 02:26 pm -
Crosses on public land: Did Supreme Court leave legal issue in 'shambles'?
The Supreme Court agrees not to take a case on whether memorial crosses on public land in Utah violate the First Amendment. But one justice says the court has left the topic in legal limbo.
10/31/2011 01:52 pm -
Forest 'roadless rule': environmental victory or US job-killer?
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals moved closer to resolving a battle over a Clinton-era executive rule protecting national forests from new roads. But critics see the 'roadless rule' as a job-killing block on the country's natural resources.
10/22/2011 02:42 pm -
Free speech or just a lie? Supreme Court takes case on Medal of Honor claim.
The Supreme Court will take the case of a man who lied about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. The question is whether the US can punish him for false statements about his military service.
10/17/2011 01:03 pm -
Appeals court curtails Alabama immigration law, for now
A US appeals court temporarily blocked two requirements of the tough Alabama immigration law: one that schools check new students' immigration status and one that immigrants carry special ID.
10/14/2011 07:39 pm -
Alabama immigration law blocked by federal appeals court
Alabama immigration law: The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals also blocked a part of the law that allows authorities to charge immigrants who do not carry documents proving their legal status.
10/14/2011 03:34 pm -
Can right to privacy bar a strip search in jail? Supreme Court hears case.
A motorist jailed for a minor offense in 2005 says two New Jersey jails violated his privacy rights by subjecting him to a strip search. The jails told the Supreme Court that security justifies the practice.
10/12/2011 06:45 pm -
Supreme Court rejects appeal in gay couple's adoption case
The Supreme Court action Tuesday means Louisiana does not have to amend the birth certificate of a local boy adopted by an unmarried gay couple living in New York, to record them as his parents.
10/11/2011 01:00 pm -
Can the Obama administration stop Alabama's immigration law?
The Obama administration asked an appeals court Friday to immediately stop implementation of the immigration law, after reports that Hispanic students were staying home as the law took effect.
10/07/2011 06:09 pm -
Supreme Court justices find government line in church-state case 'amazing'
The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case of a women who says she was discriminated against when she was fired from a religious school. The school claims First Amendment protections, but government lawyers are suggesting church-state concerns don't apply.
10/05/2011 09:37 pm -
Ban on judge's Ten Commandments poster stands as Supreme Court declines case
A federal judge and a US appeals court ruled previously that the judge's poster, expressing preference for the moral absolutism of the Ten Commandments, violated previous Supreme Court rulings on the separation of church and state.
10/03/2011 03:32 pm -
US Supreme Court opens, likely to wade into health care debate
It seems inevitable that the US Supreme Court will agree to hear the legal challenge to President Obama’s health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act. As the court opens Monday, gun laws, immigration, racial preferences, and separation of church and state loom as major issues as well.
10/02/2011 12:23 pm -
Why a fast Supreme Court ruling on health-care law might benefit Obama
The Obama administration says it did not consider politics when it asked for a ruling from the US Supreme Court on its health-care law. To be sure, both parties will hope to spin a positive story from the result.
09/29/2011 04:00 pm -
Appeals court's unusual ruling: Give Jose Padilla a tougher sentence
Convicted Al Qaeda supporter Jose Padilla, a US citizen once labeled an 'enemy combatant,' was given a 17-year sentence. In a rare ruling, a US appeals court called that too lenient.
09/19/2011 08:30 pm -
How a Texas death penalty case got to the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court will look at whether the death sentence of Duane Buck, meted out in Texas, may have been tainted by jurors' considerations of race. The court stayed his execution Thursday.
09/16/2011 03:38 pm -
'God Bless America'? Not in high school math class, US judges rule.
A US appeals court in California says a public high school teacher has no constitutional right to display posters in his math class preaching his 'views on the role of God in our nation's history.'
09/13/2011 07:39 pm -
Same-sex marriage: Can Prop. 8 sponsor appeal ruling ban is unconstitutional?
In a hearing Tuesday, California Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys for both sides in the Prop. 8 case. Their ruling on legal 'standing' may affect more than the ban on same-sex marriage.
09/06/2011 10:04 pm -
Social Security benefits? Not for this daughter.
Social Security benefits from deceased dad won't go to daughter conceived after his death through artificial insemination. Appeals court rules that she didn't meet Social Security eligibility requirements.
08/31/2011 05:25 pm -
US judges rule for teacher who called creationism 'superstitious nonsense'
Did hostile classroom remarks about creationism violate the mandate that the government remain neutral on religion? An appeals court says the teacher has immunity from being sued.
08/19/2011 10:56 pm -
The Monitor's View Obamacare's mandate: Why it's closer to a Supreme Court ruling
A federal appeals court ruled Friday against the mandate that forces individuals to buy private health-care insurance. This will help push the high court to take the case soon. And it should help better define freedom in personal health choices.
08/15/2011 06:20 pm -
Health-care reform law set back, setting stage for Supreme Court showdown
A federal appeals court rejects the individual mandate, the crux of Obama's health-care reform. With another appeals court having already upheld the law, a Supreme Court showdown is far more likely.
08/12/2011 09:39 pm -
Rumsfeld torture lawsuit moves forward
Rumsfeld torture lawsuit: a lawsuit brought against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been allowed to move forward. The suit involves a US citizen who says he was tortured in a foreign prison.
08/10/2011 02:01 am -
Three deaths in one weekend puts Taser use by cops in crosshairs
Tasers were involved in three deaths over the weekend, renewing the debate over when and how the police-issued stun guns should be used.
08/08/2011 05:29 pm
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