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Women call Goldman Sachs 'hostile' workplace, seek to expand bias suitTwo women suing investment bank Goldman Sachs now want their case to have broader class-action status. They allege a boys' club office culture. The Wall Street titan says the complaint lacks merit.
Kentucky gay marriage ban is 'unenforceable,' US judge rulesKentucky's gay marriage ban was struck down Tuesday by a US district judge, the 11th to reject a state law outlawing same-sex unions. His ruling, unlike some others, did not lay out a fundamental right for gay couples to marry.
Towns can ban fracking, New York's top court rulesBy one count, more than 100 US municipalities have passed bans or moratoriums on fracking that are similar to the ones upheld in Middlefield and Dryden, N.Y.
Public confidence in Supreme Court at historic low, poll suggestsOnly 30 percent of Americans have a 'great deal' or 'quite a lot' of confidence in the Supreme Court, according to Gallup. But another poll offers a more nuanced view.
Supreme Court: Quasi-public workers can't be forced to pay union dues'Partial public employees' cannot be compelled to pay dues to a labor organization, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday. The decision, concerning homecare workers in Illinois, undercuts the power of public-sector unions.
Supreme Court rules against contraceptive mandate in Hobby Lobby caseA divided Supreme Court ruled that the government could not force the owners of a company to violate their religious beliefs to comply with Obamacare's contraceptive mandate.
Supreme Court turns away 9/11 suit against alleged Al Qaeda supportersLawyers for 9/11 victims sought to pursue what they said were the ‘principal financial and operational supporters of al Qaeda.’ But lower courts dismissed much of their lawsuit, and the US Supreme Court declined to get involved.
Yarnell Hill fire: Families of 'Hotshots' sue Arizona agenciesA year ago, 19 members of a 'hotshot' crew were lost fighting a deadly wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz. Now, a dozen families are suing Arizona public agencies, seeking damages and more information about the tragedy.
FocusGay marriage bans toppled in year since DOMA ruling. But it's not over.Lower courts have rejected gay marriage bans in 13 states since the US Supreme Court nixed the Defense of Marriage Act one year ago. But the issue is destined to return to the high court, where one justice in particular will hold sway.
Supreme Court rules against President Obama on NLRB recess appointmentsBut in a landmark opinion, the Supreme Court also established for the first time clear and broad rules for when a president can act alone to fill vacancies.
Supreme Court, 9-0, nixes 35-foot 'buffer zone' at abortion clinicA Massachusetts law violated the free-speech rights of anti-abortion activists by keeping them 35 feet from abortion clinics, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The state failed to seek less restrictive options, it found.
Utah ban on same-sex marriage violates fundamental right, appeals court rulesThe 2-to-1 decision by the Tenth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is the most important judicial ruling yet among a steady stream of court decisions against state laws banning same-sex marriages.
Supreme Court rules against Internet startup Aereo, likening it to cable TVThe Supreme Court justices, in a 6-to-3 ruling, said Aereo, Inc. violated copyright law by offering its subscribers network TV programming over the Internet.
Anti-terrorist 'no-fly' list can be challenged, US judge rulesThousands of individuals, including hundreds of Americans, have found themselves on the US government's 'no-fly' list. A federal judge says they have a right to more effectively challenge that listing.
US Supreme Court to police: To search a cell phone, 'get a warrant'The US Supreme Court, ruling 9 to 0, invalidated the warrantless searches of cell phones, which hold 'the privacies of life.' Police have no right to 'rummage at will,' the justices said.
In growing US sex-trafficking business, majority of victims are American-bornA week-long nationwide sweep has recovered 168 children forced into prostitution in 106 cities. The increase in 'throwaway kids' not reported as missing is creating a larger pool of potential victims, their advocates say.
On EPA power to limit greenhouse gases, a Supreme Court compromiseThe US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the EPA can press ahead with its greenhouse gas regulations covering power plant emissions. But it also rebuked the EPA for its broad assertion of authority to address global warming.
Sandusky report clears Pennsylvania governor of suspicionA report to the Pennsylvania attorney general found that the previous attorney general, Gov. Tom Corbett, did not stall the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation investigation.
Supreme Court declines to hear plea for sports betting in N.J.The Supreme Court let stand an injunction blocking New Jersey from legalizing sports betting. Pro sports associations argue that gambling undercuts the integrity of games.
Supreme Court: Anti-abortion group can challenge 'false statement' lawIn a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court backed the right of an antiabortion advocacy group to challenge an Ohio law banning false statements during an election campaign, citing threat to free speech.
