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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in major victory for White HouseIn a 6-to-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the use of federal exchanges in 34 states.
IRS workers mistakenly erased tea party emailsIRS workers erased 422 computer backup tapes that 'most likely' contained as many as 24,000 emails to and from former IRS official Lois Lerner, who has emerged as a central figure in congressional investigations, according to IRS's inspector general.
Defense to begin case in Colorado theater shooting trialDefense witnesses will offer a less emotional and more clinical assessment of Holmes after two months of often-gruesome testimony from prosecution witnesses, including many visibly wounded victims.
Charleston debate: Is domestic or international terrorism the bigger threat?A new study suggests that more people in the US are killed by right-wing extremists than Islamist terrorists. The Charleston massacre has rekindled the debate.
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev breaks silence to apologizeOn the day he was sentenced to death, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke publicly for the first time in more than two years to apologize to the victims and families of the Boston Marathon bombings.- Colorado police say no 'racial profiling' in traffic stop videoRyan Brown made a video of his arrest after a traffic stop by Colorado Springs police on June 8. The ACLU called it racial profiling. On Wednesday, Colorado Springs police say they did nothing illegal.聽
Boston Marathon bomber apologizes to victims, then sentenced to deathDzhokhar Tsarnaev finally spoke in the federal courtroom in Boston where he stood trial earlier this year for his part in the deadly terror attack two years ago.
Boston Marathon bomber: What to expect on Tsarnaev sentencing dayAt the official sentencing of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar聽Tsarnaev, more than 30 victims and their family members are expected Wednesday to describe the attack's impact on their lives.
Supreme Court rules on Spider-Man and excessive force in jailsIn a 5-to-4 decision, the high court put jail guards on notice that they will be held to a higher standard when facing accusations that they physically abused an individual being detained before a trial.
Former US agent to plead guilty to bitcoin theft and solicitation in Silk Road probeCarl Force, a former US Drug Enforcement Administration agent, has agreed to plead guilty on July 1 to charges of extortion, money laundering, and obstruction of justice, according to papers filed on Monday in federal court in San Francisco.
Supreme Court raisin case a 'great victory' for property rightsThe high court rejects the claim that聽government can take personal property without just compensation, even in聽a USDA raisin price-support program.
Two New Mexico cops to be charged in shooting of homeless manJames Boyd was killed during a standoff with New Mexico police officers after video showed him appearing to surrender.
Supreme Court sides with privacy rights in Los Angeles hotel caseThe decision,聽in a case from Los Angeles,聽marks continuation of a trend of the high court expanding protections against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment.
Dylann Roof and death penalty: Does it matter what victims' families want?There is a growing chorus for Dylann Roof to face the death penalty if convicted of killing nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. But the victims' families might not agree.
As Supreme Court weighs Obamacare, these Americans weigh their optionsThe King v. Burwell lawsuit, which the Supreme Court is expected to rule on by the end of June, could potentially void the subsidy tax credits that help聽 several million Americans buy health insurance.
Supreme Court gives good news to 'Good News Community Church'A ten year court battle involving signage, freedom of speech, and the equal protection clause ended yesterday in a unanimous Supreme Court ruling.
Tsarnaev friend gets prison for misleading investigatorsKhairullozhon Matanov pleaded guilty in March to misleading the FBI in the days after the Boston Marathon bombing. A judge sentenced him to 28 months in prison.
Supreme Court: Texas can refuse to issue Confederate flag license platesSupreme Court聽majority holds聽that specialty license plate designs constitute government speech. In a dissent, Justice Samuel Alito聽says that Texas' rejection of a Confederate flag specialty plate 'takes a painful bite out of the First Amendment.'
US police laws don't comply with international standards, Amnesty International saysWeeks after President Obama makes policing recommendations, a human rights organization calls out international law violations in all 50 states and asks for sweeping reform.聽
Charleston mass shooting: Reminder of past racist attacks on black churchesA suspect in the mass shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C., has been arrested. Dylann Roof is alleged to have made racist remarks before killing nine church members gathered for prayer and Bible study.
