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Arkansas Supreme Court becomes latest to strike down voter ID lawThe seven-member court delivered an unusual decision Wednesday that was at once unanimous and split 4 to 3.
Why civil rights groups are asking Supreme Court to block Texas voter ID lawIn an emergency application filed Wednesday, the groups' lawyers said the law would lead to 'massive confusion' among voters and would disenfranchise a disproportionate number of African-American and Latino voters.
Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion rules that closed most of state's clinicsSetting the stage for the likely next legal showdown over abortion, the high court blocked enforcement of abortion clinic regulations in the state.
Gay marriage confusion: Where is it legal now? What states are next?Rulings by the Supreme and Ninth Circuit Courts last week vastly expanded gay marriage. Some states have adopted it, some are fighting, and some are in areas not directly addressed by the rulings. Here's a primer.
How New Jersey football hazing scandal points to deeper 'rape culture'Sexual hazing in high school sports, including new allegations against seven football players in Sayreville, N.J., points to underlying issues about how 'manhood' is seen by society, experts say.
Thousands join 'weekend of resistance' as Brown protests expand beyond FergusonProtests over the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown continue to grow as thousands of people from all over the US descended on greater St. Louis to take part in a weekend-long series of events.
North Carolina ruling caps landmark week for gay marriage in USOne week ago, same-sex couples could legally wed in 19 states, plus the District of Columbia. Today, that total stands at 29, with 35 states likely to be impacted as the legal implications of this week continue to ripple outward.
Black teenagers 21 more times likely to be shot by police than white, study findsBetween 2010 and 2012, black males between the ages of 15 and 19 were killed at a rate of 31.17 per million, according to an analysis by ProPublica. For white teenagers, the rate dropped to 1.47 deaths per million.
Courts block voter ID laws in Wisconsin and Texas, ahead of 2014 midtermsIn a tough evening for voter ID laws, the Supreme Court blocked Wisconsin's from taking effect Thursday, while a federal judge in Texas ruled that state's law violated the Constitution.
Tensions flare in St. Louis after off-duty cop shoots teenagerHundreds of protesters gathered in St. Louis overnight after an off-duty police officer chased and shot a black high school student named Vonderrit Myers, Jr., whom police allege fired at the officer first.
Supreme Court reinstates controversial North Carolina voting measuresThe US Supreme Court’s order comes less than a month before the midterm elections, with North Carolina in the midst of a tight Senate race. Last week, an appeals court panel had blocked two of the voting measures.
FBI asks Americans to help ID masked Islamic State jihadi. Good idea?The FBI crowdsourced a terrorist manhunt once before – the Boston bombing – with mixed results. But the public can be a powerful tool in helping to identify the North American-accented jihadi in an Islamic State video.
Supreme Court Justice Kennedy halts gay marriage licenses in IdahoKennedy issued an emergency stay Wednesday blocking enforcement of a judicial mandate that required same-sex marriages to begin this morning in Idaho and Nevada. He later issued a clarification that the stay applied only to Idaho – allowing marriages to go ahead in Nevada.
Ninth Circuit ruling adds five more states where gay marriage will be legalThe day after the Supreme Court declined to take up same-sex marriage cases, effectively legalizing it in 11 states, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down bans in Idaho and Nevada. Gay marriage is now, or soon will be, legal in 35 states.
Can a prison inmate hide a gun in a beard? Supreme Court justices wonder.On Tuesday, the justices heard a case testing whether an Arkansas inmate is entitled to a religious accommodation from prison officials to allow him to grow a beard in accord with his Muslim beliefs.
Despite Supreme Court gay marriage decision, three states vow to keep banThe Supreme Court effectively made gay marriage legal in five states Monday. But six other states with bans will also be affected, and they're reacting in different ways.
Supreme mystery: Why didn't the Supreme Court accept a gay marriage case?Some analysts sorting through the tea leaves say the high court’s decision Monday not to take up a same-sex marriage case suggests that the four conservative justices could not be sure Justice Kennedy – the potential deciding vote – would join them.
Supreme Court declines gay marriage cases, allowing weddings in 5 statesIn a surprise twist, the US Supreme Court chose not to review lower court rulings on gay marriage. Same-sex marriage is now legal in five states where appeals courts have struck down bans, with six more states soon to follow.
- New Supreme Court term doesn't include same-sex marriage – for now
With same-sex marriage looming on the horizon, the US Supreme Court opens its new term confronting cases involving dead fish, a beard, a headscarf, and angry Facebook entries.
Most Texas abortion clinics shut down as abortion rights recede in SouthThursday’s ruling by a federal appeals court means that 13 abortion clinics in Texas that do not meet stringent standards have to close. Seven clinics remain in the state.
