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The U.S. Supreme Court gave a reprieve to Texas clinics that provide abortion services.

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Supreme Court Reprieve Lets 10 Texas Abortion Clinics Stay Open For Now

3:42pm July 01, 2015

by Carrie Feibel

Abortion providers and foes react to the Supreme Court's action that will allow 10 abortion clinics in Texas to remain open until a state law that would close them can be fully reviewed by the court.

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The Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., is located in a remote corner of the Adirondack Mountains. For years, it's been dogged with allegations of violence and corruption among its officers.

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A Dozen Officials Suspended As Probe Into N.Y. Prison Break Widens

3:38pm July 01, 2015

by Brian Mann

The house-cleaning of top administrators and guards at the prison where two inmates escaped comes as the FBI begins its own investigation into possible corruption and drug dealing at the facility.

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Debate Begins: New OT Rules Will Raise Wages — Or Kill Jobs

5:20pm June 30, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

The Labor Department plans to change a rule so that 5 million more Americans will be able to collect overtime pay. Business groups say the change will hurt hiring, but labor groups are applauding.

Supreme Court Concludes Term With Death Penalty Ruling, Looks Ahead

1:52pm June 30, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The court wrapped up on Monday, supporting the use of a controversial drug for executions by lethal injection. The justices also set up cases to be heard next term on affirmative action and abortion.

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Filmmaker Christopher Lee attends a 1999 film festival.

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Making The Law Respect Gender Identity After Death

11:04am June 30, 2015

by April Dembosky

After filmmaker Christopher Lee died, his death certificate listed him as "female." His friends helped to change the way California law handles the death certificates of transgender people.

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Supreme Court Rules In Industry's Favor. What's EPA's Next Move?

12:32am June 30, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Monday's decision from the high court technically only applies to the Clean Air Act's standards on mercury emissions from power plants. But it could affect future EPA regulations, legal experts say.

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Supreme Court Backs Arizona's Redistricting Commission Targeting Gridlock

8:12pm June 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission was formed 15 years ago, after voters took the power to redraw districts away from the state's Legislature.

In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that under the majority's reasoning it would not matter if the prisoner was being

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Lethal Injection Ruling Draws Out Justices' Passionate Opinions

7:02pm June 29, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court allowed the use of a controversial drug for lethal injection. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent called the requirement of proof of a more humane method "patently absurd."

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Supreme Court Rules To Keep Texas Abortion Clinics Open

6:32pm June 29, 2015

The Supreme Court also ruled 10 clinics that perform abortion can stay open in Texas thereby giving the clinics a chance to appeal the federal court decision ordering them to close in early June.

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Supporters of same-sex marriages gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28, in Washington, D.C.

The Economic Reality Of The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

6:32pm June 29, 2015

by Charles Lane

From less-complicated tax filing to reducing uncertainty over medical decisions, the Supreme Court's ruling will have a wide impact on same-sex households. It will also affect corporate policies.

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