Supreme Court
Clinics seek U.S. Supreme Court review of Texas abortion law
DALLAS - Texas abortion providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to hear their challenge to the state's Republican-backed restrictions on abortions that they contend are aimed more at shutting clinics than protecting women's health.
Citing God's authority, clerk defies Supreme Court on gay marriages
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Invoking God's authority, a Kentucky county clerk defied the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday and stood by her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. | Video
U.S. court denies $2 million legal fees to conservatives in voting rights case
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied $2 million in legal fees sought from the federal government by conservative lawyers who persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 to strike down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk request on gay marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a Kentucky county clerk's request for an emergency order allowing her to continue to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples while she appeals a federal judge's order requiring her to do so.
Supreme Court says former Virginia governor McDonnell can stay out of prison pending appeal
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a request by former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell to remain out of prison while he appeals his corruption convictions.
Kentucky clerk seeks Supreme Court help to deny gay marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky county clerk petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday for an emergency order allowing her to continue to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a move coming two days after a federal appeals court rejected her request.
Appeals court upholds protest ban on Supreme Court plaza
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a federal law banning protests on the marble plaza directly in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, saying demonstrators are free to protest nearby.
'Sister Wives' clan uses same-sex marriage ruling in polygamy case
- The stars of the reality television show "Sister Wives" used the U.S. Supreme Court's recent same-sex marriage ruling to support their case against Utah's polygamy ban, court records show.
Obamacare case to be turned against government on emissions rule
WASHINGTON - Opponents of President Barack Obama's soon-to-be-implemented policy to cut carbon emissions from power plants are planning to use an unlikely and potentially potent weapon against him: the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that saved Obamacare.
Republican Cruz uses Senate perch to blast Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday stepped up his criticisms of the U.S. Supreme Court over its recent decisions on gay marriage and Obamacare, saying the rulings were "the very definition of tyranny."
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