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How much can one state pollute another's skies? Supreme Court to hear case.In a landmark case, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from downwind Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states who want Southern and Midwestern power plants to cut coal-plant emissions.
Could Satanists get a monument at Oklahoma State Capitol?Oklahoma approved the erection of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds in 2009. Satanists now say they have an equal right to put up one of their own.
Colo. judge orders 海角大神 baker to bake gay wedding cake. Will he say no?A baker in Denver refuses to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Is that within his religious rights, or does it amount to illegal discrimination.
Detroit bankruptcy: Creditors eye city鈥檚 art, but museum vows a fightIn his ruling Tuesday that Detroit is eligible for bankruptcy protection, the federal judge was cautious in suggesting that the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts would be enough to ultimately solve the city鈥檚 debt problems.
Sandy Hook 911 calls being released, ending legal battle to shield familiesThe Connecticut judge who dismissed the legal arguments to block the release of the Sandy Hook 911 calls acknowledges the tapes' capacity to bring back the 'horror and pain of that awful day.'
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare by 海角大神 universityThe challenge by Liberty University focused on congressional power under the commerce clause and broader claims that Obamacare violates religious rights. On Monday, the Supreme Court turned the appeal aside.
Montana rape case: Was 31-day sentence for teacher illegal?Montana prosecutors are trying to increase the sentence for a teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old but served only 31 days in jail. The case points to the complexities of mandatory minimums.
Another tragic test for 'stand your ground' laws, this time in GeorgiaA Georgia man admits to shooting a elderly man with Alzheimer's who knocked on his door at 4 a.m. Wednesday, mistaking him for an intruder. Interpretations of Georgia's stand your ground law could be pivotal.
O.J. Simpson denied new trial: why such appeals almost never workO.J. Simpson request for a new trial was even more dubious than most such appeals, some legal experts say. The former football player was convicted in 2008 of kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with an incident at a Las Vegas hotel.
Supreme Court contraception mandate case sparks fierce debateWomen's rights advocates worry that the Supreme Court will lift the mandate on employers to provide workers with a government-set level of health insurance. Religious rights activists want that mandate gone.
Supreme Court to weigh if 'Obamacare' birth-control mandate can standThe Obamacare law requires for-profit companies to offer 20 birth-control options to employees under corporate health plans. Four of those 20 violate the religious beliefs of two company owners whose cases the US Supreme Court has now agreed to hear.
Sandy Hook report answers some questions, but many still a mysterySandy Hook report, released Monday, concludes that shooter Adam Lanza 'had a fascination with mass shootings and firearms,' but displayed no 'aggressive or threatening tendencies.'
Steubenville rape: New indictments send message on adult responsibilityThe new charges against four school officials, including the superintendent, in the Steubenville rape case include聽obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence.
Brooklyn attack arrest: Is 'knockout game' a hate crime?Growing reports of the 'knockout game' are forcing police to take a closer look at racial motivations while also being careful to not spark copycat attacks.
Hate-crime allegations: four white students at San Jose State chargedThe harassment of an African-American student at San Jose State ranged from displaying a Confederate flag to putting a bicycle lock around his neck, police say. According to one expert, such details are disturbing but part of a pattern on college campuses.- Human trafficking: As awareness grows, calls triple to national hot lineSome 9,000 US cases between 2008 and 2012 are analyzed in a new report by the organization that operates the national hot line. Among the findings: Children were victims in 33 percent of sex trafficking cases and 20 percent of labor trafficking cases.
Charges dropped in Rebecca Sedwick suicide case. Did the system work?Two Florida girls were accused of bullying Rebecca Sedwick before her suicide. The case exemplifies the complexities of responding to youth bullying in an effective, responsible way.
Supreme Court declines to block tough Texas abortion lawA new Texas law requiring doctors performing abortions to have hospital admitting privileges has forced more than a dozen clinics in the state to close. The case is on a path back to the Supreme Court.聽
JPMorgan Chase settles. Is $13 billion for role in mortgage crisis fair?JPMorgan Chase admits its employees misled investors by bundling mortgages in securities they knew were rocky. But critics of the record fine say most of the fraud occurred before the bank took on other firms' troubled assets and legal jeopardy.
George Zimmerman: latest arrest and a troubling post-verdict sagaGeorge Zimmerman arraignment Tuesday, for assault charges, raises new questions about whether the jury that acquitted him of the murder of Trayvon Martin got it right. Is Mr. Zimmerman an aggressive actor?
