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Jan 21, 2015

Conservative group asks US Supreme Court to end John Doe probe

A conservative group and its director asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to end an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and more than two dozen supportive organizations, arguing that the probe was an unconstitutional infringement of their free speech rights.

Jan 21, 2015

US Supreme Court rules in favor of fired whistleblower

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a former air marshal who was fired after leaking plans to the media about security cutbacks can seek whistleblower protection.

Jan 21, 2015

High court sharply divided over housing bias cases (UPDATE)

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday in a debate over a decades-old strategy for fighting discrimination in housing.

Jan 19, 2015

US high court sets stage for historic gay rights ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court is getting back in the marriage business.

Jan 16, 2015

US high court to hear gay marriage cases in April

The U.S. Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution.

Jan 15, 2015

US justices sympathetic to man deported for minor drug crime

The U.S. Supreme Court has been receptive in recent years to immigrants who are fighting deportation from the United States over minor drug crimes.

Jan 13, 2015

US high court finds fault with job bias cases

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed troubled Tuesday by the Obama administration's aggressive defense of its strategy for targeting job discrimination in the workplace.

Jan 13, 2015

US Supreme Court clarifies rules for rescinding mortgages

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that home buyers don't need to file a lawsuit, but may simply write a letter if they want to back out of a mortgage because they claim their lender violated the federal Truth in Lending Act.

Jan 12, 2015

Justices appear to favor small church in sign law case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to side with a small church in its fight with a Phoenix suburb over limits on roadside signs directing people to Sunday services.

Jan 12, 2015

US high court case to clarify pregnancy discrimination

A pregnancy discrimination case argued last month to the U.S. Supreme Court is compelling employers to take a closer look at whether pregnant employees should be offered light-duty work, just like employees who suffer on-the-job injuries.

Jan 9, 2015

US high court still mulling gay marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal debate.

Jan 8, 2015

Attorney general asks court to strike down gun lock ordinance

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 25 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a San Francisco ordinance requiring people to keep their guns locked up at home.

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