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Supreme Court to meet again to decide on hearing gay marriage

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WASHINGTON - The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who opted in October not to take up the issue of state bans on gay marriage, are set to meet behind closed doors on Friday to consider once again whether to hear any cases on the contentious issue.

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Idaho's governor appeals to Supreme Court to reinstate ban on gay marriage

SALMON, Idaho - Idaho's Republican governor and attorney general petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to hear their appeals of a court decision legalizing gay nuptials, arguing Idaho residents have the right to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

03 Jan 2015

U.S. Supreme Court plans to improve access to documents

WASHINGTON - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said on Wednesday the Supreme Court is launching a new case-filing system that will enable the public for the first time to view all court papers on the court's own website.

31 Dec 2014

Confusion over start of gay marriages next month in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida court officials, citing confusion after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to extend a stay on the state's same-sex marriage ban, agreed on Monday to ask a federal judge to clarify where gay couples may begin to tie the knot next month.

U.S., Gay Marriage 22 Dec 2014

U.S. Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in Florida next month

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to extend a stay sought by Florida officials defending the state's ban on same-sex marriages, allowing gay marriages to proceed in Florida next month.

U.S., Gay Marriage 19 Dec 2014

Neighboring states challenge Colorado pot laws in top U.S. court

DENVER - Nebraska and Oklahoma challenged neighboring Colorado's recreational marijuana laws in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday amid complaints its pot was seeping across their borders, and Colorado vowed to defend its laws.

18 Dec 2014

Neighboring states challenge Colorado pot laws in top U.S. court

DENVER - Nebraska and Oklahoma challenged neighboring Colorado's recreational marijuana laws in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday amid complaints its pot was seeping across their borders, and Colorado vowed to defend its laws.

18 Dec 2014

U.S. top court bars Arizona from denying driver's licenses to immigrants

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the state of Arizona from enforcing a policy that denies driver's licenses to young immigrants granted legal status by President Barack Obama in 2012.

17 Dec 2014

Florida asks Supreme Court to block gay marriage

TALLAHASSEE - Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi asked the U.S. Supreme Court late on Monday to block same-sex marriage in the state next month while the state continues its legal defense of its constitutional definition of marriage as a heterosexual union.

U.S., Gay Marriage 15 Dec 2014

Top court rejects Arizona appeal over abortion drug law

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked Arizona from enforcing a state law that restricts access to abortion-inducing drugs by prohibiting off-label uses of RU-486, the so-called "abortion pill."

U.S., Health 15 Dec 2014

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