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George Zimmerman to leave jail again as judge sets $1 million bondThe judge in the Trayvon Martin case set the new bond for George Zimmerman at $1 million. But Zimmerman needs to post only a percentage to be freed. His lawyer says he has the money.聽
Questions about chief justice's health-care ruling could have lasting impactSpeculation persists over why Chief Justice John Roberts joined liberals to uphold the President Obama's signature health-care reform law, and that could affect the Supreme Court.
What will Twitter do in the case of the subpoenaed tweets?Prosecutors want records of tweets from Malcolm Harris, who was at a disruptive Occupy protest, and a New York judge says Twitter must turn them over. The case may help define the line between privacy rights and prosecutorial authority in the online realm.聽
Did Penn State coach Joe Paterno help cover up Jerry Sandusky sex abuse?CNN reports an apparent effort to go slowly on a report that Sandusky had sexually assaulted a boy in a locker room shower. Coach Joe Paterno had discussed the incident with other officials.
Congress v. Holder: Despite 'bombshell' wiretap, feds decline to investigate top copThe US Department of Justice declined to investigate its own chief, Eric Holder, after the House cited him for criminal contempt over the Fast and Furious scandal. But House Republicans say they鈥檝e found a 鈥榖ombshell鈥� document that suggests DOJ officials knew more than they let on.
Zimmerman鈥檚 attorney: Trayvon Martin killed 'because of his own doing'Mark O鈥橫ara, George Zimmerman鈥檚 attorney, suggested at a bond hearing Friday that the state鈥檚 case against him in the Trayvon Martin murder case is so weak that it doesn鈥檛 warrant more punishment from the court. Prosecutors disagree.
Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction saga ends: Supreme Court refuses appealThe FCC had fined CBS $550,000 for the Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction in 2004, but an appeals court had sided with CBS. On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to take the case.
How John Roberts upheld health-care law while limiting congressional powerSupreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was with the majority on both sides of the ruling on the health-care reform law, upholding the law while finding that Congress had overstepped its authority.
Obama health-care law: Supreme Court upholds it in entiretyA 5-to-4 Supreme Court majority 鈥� including Chief Justice John Roberts 鈥� determined that the Obama health-care law was authorized under Congress鈥檚 power to raise and collect taxes.
In win for Obama, EPA regulations on emissions upheld by appeals courtSince a 2007 Supreme Court decision, the EPA has issued four regulations to curtail carbon emissions. Big industry groups and lawmakers from coal-mining and other energy-producing states have objected.
Not all states with immigration laws will backpedal after Supreme Court rulingStates with tough immigration laws 鈥� like the one the Supreme Court mostly invalidated from Arizona 鈥� are assessing adjustments they may need to make. Not all foresee changes.
Giant cross on government land: Supreme Court declines cases, for nowThe Supreme Court refused to take two cases in a longstanding church-state dispute over the 43-foot Mt. Soledad cross on federal lands in La Jolla, Calif. The court expects that lower courts may yet resolve the issue.- Supreme Court strikes down Montana law, reaffirming Citizens UnitedVoting 5 to 4, the justices found, in a two-paragraph opinion, that the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling applied to a 100-year-old Montana anticorruption law barring corporate money in elections.
Supreme Court bars mandatory life sentences for juvenilesSupreme Court ruling aims to give judges and juries an opportunity to consider 'mitigating circumstances' before sentencing a juvenile offender to life in prison, without possibility of parole.
Most of Arizona immigration law cannot stand, Supreme Court rulesBut the Supreme Court upheld a provision requiring police to check the immigration status of people they have reason to suspect are illegal immigrants 鈥� the most controversial part of the Arizona immigration law.
What's next in the Jerry Sandusky Penn State sex abuse case?Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of sex abuse involving 10 boys over 15 years, but the story is not over. There will be further investigations, the trial of two former Penn State officials, civil lawsuits聽against the university by Sandusky's victims, and a likely appeal of the conviction.
What 'conspiracy' lies behind Eric Holder and 'Fast and Furious'?Whether or not a botched government gun interdiction scheme known as 鈥楩ast and Furious鈥� was tied into White House gun policy is roiling the right 鈥� and a cause for scoffing on the left.
Why the Penn State sex abuse saga could go on for yearsThe FBI is investigating whether Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky broke federal law in sexually abusing boys. The university faces civil suits seeking compensation for Sandusky's victims.
Ex-Penn St. assistant coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of sex abuseJerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that shattered the Happy Valley image of Penn State football and led to the firing of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.聽Sandusky, a retired defensive coach, was found guilty of 45 of 48 counts.
Moroccan pleads guilty to suicide bomb plot on US CapitolAmine El Khalifi, an illegal immigrant from Morocco, admitted Friday to planning a suicide-bomb mission aimed at the US Capitol Building. He believed the operation was sponsored by Al Qaeda, but the FBI was linked in all along.
