The justices will force the Justice Department to jump through more hoops to pursue felony obstruction charges against rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The high court’s ruling shifts how judges weigh federal government deference when interpreting the country’s laws.
The ruling could lead more cities to crack down on homeless encampments.
A trio of tribute artists in the burgeoning scene describe what it's like to embody a cultural icon in front of a packed house.
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At a corner gas station in Denver this week I lived through some of the most head-twisting minutes of my life. Not scary, just head-twisting.
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Earlier this year, an appeals court ordered the Dutch government to stop sending F-35 parts to Israel over possible human rights violations.
Experts predict more litigation and less legislation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a landmark precedent behind administrative law.
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Architects in this new era of court design have chosen light as a visual metaphor, creating a sense of openness and access. In the 1990s, a few architects actually had to sell judges on installing more windows. Today, it's become the norm.
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Friday's arguments stem from a 2020 copyright suit in which four major U.S. publishers claimed that Internet Archive was illegally lending digital copies of their books.
Steve Bannon is the second Trump adviser whose bid to avoid prison failed at the high court.
Over a year after being signed into law, the state's highest court found the Texas Legislature has the authority to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
Cannon rebuked prosecutors' concerns that a hearing would devolve into a "mini-trial."
A provision preventing the Legislature from enforcing a voting law violates the separation of powers doctrine of the state constitution, a three-judge panel found.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Daniel Goldstein sentenced nine people prosecutors branded as members of an "antifa" conspiracy to stifle the speech of right-wing protesters.
Federal prosecutors say the longtime New Jersey senator took bribes in exchange for legislative favors. But as Menendez left the courthouse Friday, he told reporters "the government has not proven its case."
A federal judge agreed with the Biden administration that Texas and Florida have made it impossible for the federal government to abide by some of the provision of the 1997 agreement.
Cyril Yu pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for expediting building permits. Fighting back tears on Friday, he told a federal judge he was "humbly asking for a second chance."
Federal prosecutors took the same collectors to court in February for possessing the reportedly-stolen album lyrics, but abruptly dropped the case mid-trial.
Citing recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the majority of justices concluded the protester did not make actual threats of violence to a family planning clinic employee.
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President Biden directly addressed questions about his age and fitness for office after his first debate against former President Donald Trump which left some questioning whether he should remain the Democratic nominee.
The former president focused instead on his usual cornucopia of hot-button issues such as immigration, taxes and abortion.
Wall Street failed to gain any real momentum even as data show inflation continues to fall and sentiment continues to rise.
Iowa's so-called fetal heartbeat statute, which blocks abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, is "rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in protecting unborn life," the state's high court found.
North Carolina lawmakers failed to pass a budget or funding for private school vouchers during their work session, but greenlighted measures funding child care and changing campaign law.
The governor said that had been a 60% increase in interest for Hawaiian immersive language schools in the past decade, highlighting growing enthusiasm for cultural education.
The number of homeless people living in Los Angeles fell by 2%. The number of unsheltered homeless people dropped even more, by 10%.
Citing growing costs, Virginia lawmakers this year voted to cut education subsidies for veterans and their families as part of a larger budget package. But after fierce resistance from veteran activists, many lawmakers reversed course.
An environmental group wants a federal judge to order the Navy to verify all of the cleanup work at Hunter's Point after a former contractor falsified samples and said it was clean.
There's a whole lot of science to be done involving water and a conference in Saint Paul this week brought together those working in the field and discussions on some big changes ahead.
Rulings
Massachusetts citizens will get to vote yes or no to a petition asking whether students receiving state-funded education should be allowed to satisfy competency requirements for graduation without taking the state’s Comprehensive Assessment System tests. The state’s high court ruled that the title and voting options are a suitable shorthand reference for voters.
Firefighters and local officials in a Long Island village are entitled to qualified immunity on a resident’s Fourth Amendment claim filed after the fire department entered his property without permission or a warrant after a neighbor complained. A federal court in New York ruled that exigent circumstances authorized the entry, as there was a strong gas odor originating from a decaying car battery, posing a fire hazard.
A federal court in New York upheld the default judgment rendered against an Astoria restaurant, Rice K, which is liable for a worker’s claim for unpaid wages. The restaurant must pay $210,548 in damages. Its owners were served and they failed to raise substantive arguments against the claims.
The Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a suit brought by the sponsors of state legislation that would put an age limit on candidates for federal office. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Thornton decision bars states from placing qualifications on such candidates; the sponsors acknowledge that Utah courts cannot overturn Thornton, and sought affirmation in order to challenge the Supreme Court’s precedent.
The Sixth Circuit dismissed the appeal brought by a Catholic health care group and the American College of Pediatricians, who both challenged a Biden administration “gender identity mandate” that required doctors to perform gender-affirming care even if it defies their religious beliefs or medical judgment. Because the administration updated its guidance this year, the matter is moot and the appeal is dismissed.
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The former employee of a Hawaii engineering firm says in a lawsuit the firm conspired with a city prosecutor to bring false theft charges against her after she filed harassment claims. New evidence of the conspiracy was revealed during the recently concluded corruption trial of the firm and the prosecutor.
A documentary about Tom Petty uses 45 minutes of footage of the singer without permission or compensation, filmmaker Martyn Atkins says. Atkins, the art director for Petty's "Wildflowers" album, captured hours of footage of the singer in the studio and on tour.
Groups that work to protect New York's Lake George sued environmental regulators over a plan to add an experimental herbicide to the large freshwater lake, which has grappled for years with invasive plants.
Nike investors say in a class action that the major athletic brand misrepresented the success of its new direct-to-consumers strategy, which actually caused a major decline in market value that resulted in significant losses for stockholders.
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