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Supreme Court takes up case of Muslim woman denied job at Abercrombie & FitchOn Thursday, the high court agreed to hear the case to examine whether a job applicant must give explicit notice to a would-be employer of any potential request for a religious accommodation – such as wearing a Muslim headscarf at work.
Supreme Court: Texas housing case could prove pivotal for civil rightsThe court will take up the matter of 'disparate bias' in a case that alleges that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs excluded minorities from Dallas suburbs by concentrating its affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods.
Supreme Court: Can Florida bar judicial candidates from soliciting funds?Supreme Court agrees to take up Florida ban on judicial candidates asking for contributions – a rule that aims to protect the integrity of the courts. Lower courts are split on whether such a ban violates free speech rights.
Appeals court blocks part of N.C. voting law. Will Supreme Court step in?The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down two provisions of North Carolina's 2013 voting law. The governor has said the state will appeal to the US Supreme Court.
Federal judge rules Obamacare subsidies illegal. Will Supreme Court weigh in?US District Judge Ronald White said the IRS lacked the authority to enact a regulation that allows the federal government to provide tax credits to qualified health care policyholders through health care exchanges.
Colorado case shows marijuana users may still be punished for legal behaviorColorado Supreme Court will rule on whether someone legally – based on state law – using marijuana in off-duty hours can still be fired by an employer with a zero-tolerance drug policy.
Unarmed black granddad killed by cop, in shades of FergusonFollowing high-profile officer-related shootings in South Carolina and Missouri, critics are pushing for more transparency into how, when, and why police officers use deadly force against unarmed Americans.
Oklahoma beheading: Was it an act of terrorism?The case of Alton Nolen, the suspect in the Oklahoma beheading, emerges as terrorists become more adept at disseminating barbaric imagery, stoking American fears.
Cops: Pennsylvania ambush suspect playing cat-and-mouse 'game'The 1,000-officer manhunt for Eric Frein, suspected of killing a state trooper, turned up empty at an abandoned inn. Police say his movements, just out of reach of authorities, look like a reenactment game that’s morphed into real life.
Ferguson tensions flare after police chief tries to join protestersJackson’s attempt to join the protesters Thursday night – a number of whom who were calling for his resignation – backfired. At least one person was arrested after a scuffle started just yards behind the marching police chief, and several others were taken into custody.
For Eric Holder, a broad legacy ranging from race to terrorPerhaps the defining moment of the tenure of Eric Holder as attorney general came last month when he traveled to Ferguson, Mo., and spoke directly to angry members of the African-American community.
Ferguson chief apologizes to Brown family: Late, but perhaps not too littleOn Thursday, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson issued a video statement apologizing to the family of slain teenager Michael Brown: 'I am truly sorry for the loss of your son.'
Eric Holder to resign: how attorney general helped shape Obama agendaAttorney General Eric Holder played an important role in shaping the Obama administration's tactics on same-sex marriage and issues of race.
S.C. cop in trouble for shooting unarmed man: 'Sir, why was I shot?'Video shows a South Carolina trooper shooting an unarmed motorist, as he reaches into his car to retrieve a driver's license. The kinds of police shootings historically seen in big cities also seem to be happening more in small town America.
Fresh Ferguson protests born of distrust, fueled by resolveNew protests broke out in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday night after a memorial for Michael Brown caught fire. They point to the town's peculiar power dynamic.
NYPD under fire for video of pregnant woman hitting groundDisturbing video of Brooklyn woman, five months pregnant, in a scuffle with police sets off another community relations crisis for the NYPD, which is battling controversy over street tactics in the outer boroughs.
Who burned Michael Brown memorial? Questions spark new Ferguson unrest.A memorial to Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen shot by police in Ferguson, Mo., burned, and a community still gripped by mistrust again burst into violence.
Progress Watch'Historic' drop in federal inmates comes as left and right find common groundUS Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal prison population dropped after decades of increases. Both conservatives and liberals are 'coming together on these issues.'
Gunshots, lockdowns in Pennsylvania. Are cops close to 'most wanted' Eric Frein?More than a week after marksman and survivalist Eric Frein allegedly shot two Pennsylvania state troopers, killing one, police have locked down several rural roads in the Pocono Mountains as the manhunt continues.
- Girl was bait to try to catch boy ‘in the act,’ sexual harassment lawsuit says
The girl was allegedly raped after a botched sting operation. The lawsuit contends that the Alabama middle school she attended had a policy of not punishing sexual harassment unless students admitted to it or the harassment was witnessed.
