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Health care arguments: Can any portion survive? (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it could throw out other key parts of President Barack Obama's health care law if it first finds the individual insurance requirement unconstitutional.
Voter ID lawsuits may go to Supreme Court (UPDATE)
Appeals courts sent two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's blocked new voter ID law directly to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, determining it was imperative to resolve the cases quickly given the slate of important upcoming elections, including the state's presidential primaries next week.
Court seems split over health care mandate (UPDATE)
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided over the constitutionality of the provision in the federal health care law requiring uninsured Americans to purchase health insurance or be charged a fee.
Wauwatosa lawyer files challenge to state’s silencer statute
A Wauwatosa attorney facing felony gun charges claims the 20-year-old state law used to charge him is unconstitutional and the case should be dismissed.
Supreme Court takes up health care challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began its historic three-day examination of the challenge to the federal health care law by taking up an issue that could stop the case in its tracks: whether the Anti-Injunction Act bars courts from considering challenges to the law before it is fully implemented in 2015.
Court won’t hear appeal on hormone therapy law
The Supreme Court won't consider reinstating a Wisconsin law banning publicly funded hormone therapy for inmates who identify as transgender women.
High court: Counsel right extended to expired plea deals
A criminal defendant could assert an ineffective assistance of counsel claim with respect to plea deals that his lawyer failed to communicate to him before they expired, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4.
Justices ready to move to heart of health care case (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court plunged into debate Monday on the fate of the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system, and the justices gave every indication they will not allow an obscure tax law to derail the case.
States immune from lawsuits over sick time, says US Supreme Court
A state employee who was denied leave for his own sickness cannot sue the state for violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.
Supreme Court considers harmless error standard
When a hearsay statement is erroneously admitted in a criminal trial, what evidence should appellate courts consider – and under what standard – to determine if that error was harmless?
Justice Prosser demands info from discipline panel (UPDATE)
Embattled Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser wants a discipline panel to turn over its records related to misconduct allegations the group filed against him last week.
Court weighs US power over states in health case
Congress will help pay for your roads, but your state can't lower its drinking age below 21. There's federal money for colleges, but they can't discriminate against women in the classroom or on the athletic field.
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