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Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Process Of Imposing Death Penalty

1:18pm January 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that Florida's capital punishment sentencing process is unconstitutional because it allows judges, not juries, to decide whether to impose the death penalty.

People for and against unions hold up signs Monday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. The court was hearing arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Justices will decide whether California and other states can ma

Supreme Court Weighs Changes That Would Hurt Public Unions' Bottom Lines

8:24pm January 11, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether public employee unions should be able to collect some dues from nonmembers. A majority of the justices seemed to be leaning against it.

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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore speaks to the congregation of Kimberly Church of God in Kimberley, Ala., in June.

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Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges To Enforce Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

11:09pm January 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has instructed probate judges not to issue licenses to same-sex couples.

Increasingly, we're finding more ways to celebrate women older than 50.

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I'm 22, And I Can't Wait To Be An Old Lady

12:49pm December 09, 2015

by Kate Parkinson-Morgan

Cool grannies aren't just a meme. They're proof that getting older doesn't have to be about loss — it's about living freely and on your own terms.

Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To Chicago Suburb's Assault Weapons Ban

3:28pm December 07, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

A lower court had upheld Highland Park, Ill.'s ban on the possession or sale of semiautomatic weapons.

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Lawsuit Claims Judicial Retention Elections Are Unconstitutional

5:17pm November 30, 2015

by Sean Bueter

North Carolina's method of selecting Supreme Court justices is being challenged in court, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

President Obama speaks about immigration reform during a meeting with young immigrants in the White House on Feb. 4. The president's 2014 executive actions on immigration have been caught up in a legal dispute, which the White House has appealed to the Su

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White House Appeals Immigration Case To Supreme Court

1:19pm November 20, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

The president's executive actions on immigration — announced one year ago — have been caught up in a legal battle for months. Now the administration is taking the fight to the high court.

The Planned Parenthood women's health organization has come under fire from Republicans after an undercover video allegedly showed a Planned Parenthood executive discussing selling cells from aborted fetuses.

Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case Over Planned Parenthood Documents

7:53pm November 16, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia voted to hear the case over whether documents from Planned Parenthood of Northern New England should be turned over to an anti-abortion group.

The Supreme Court said Friday it would hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring state abortion providers to meet certain standards. Opponents of the law say that it puts

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Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Texas Abortion Law

5:01pm November 13, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The high court will hear a dispute over a 2013 Texas law that would effectively eliminate most of the clinics that perform abortions in the state.

Supreme Court To Take Up Another Challenge To Obamacare

4:13pm November 06, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The justices said Friday they would hear a challenge brought by faith-based groups that contend the government's exemptions on birth control do not go far enough to accommodate them.