Supreme Court Overturns Texas Law Restricting Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled Monday on a case out of Texas with major implications for access to abortion services.
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Supreme Court Rules Domestic Abusers Can Lose Their Gun-Ownership Rights
In a 6-2 vote, the justices concluded that misdemeanor assault convictions for domestic violence are sufficient to invoke a federal ban on firearms possession.
Supreme Court Rules Domestic Violence Offenders Can Lose Gun Rights
The Supreme Court ruled Monday on a case over whether individuals who pled guilty to state misdemeanor domestic abuse charges are in violation of federal law for possessing firearms and ammunition.
Supreme Court Texas Abortion Ruling Threatens Other State Laws
The Supreme Court's decision striking down Texas laws limiting abortion access could have significant impacts in other states.
Texans React To Supreme Court's Ruling On State Abortion Law
People in Texas react to the Supreme Court's decision Monday overturning a state law cutting the number of health clinics that perform abortions.
Supreme Court Throws Out Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's Conviction
McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted of public corruption. The high court, however, ruled the government used too-broad an interpretation of the federal bribery law.
Supreme Court Finds Texas Law On Abortion Providers Unconstitutional
The 2-year-old law required clinics that provide abortions to have surgical facilities and doctors to have hospital admitting privileges; the justices reversed a federal appeals court decision, 5-3.
VW Faces Tuesday Deadline For Diesel Emissions Settlement
Volkswagen admitted last September to intentionally cheating on emissions tests. A federal judge has set a Tuesday deadline for VW to work out a plan for making amends.
Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Abortion Case
Some are calling the case over a controversial Texas law the most important abortion rights case in a generation. The Supreme Court's ruling could affect millions of women in several states.
To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks
More than half of prisoners released from prison are rearrested within a year. Cognitive therapy can help prisoners change the thinking that gets them in trouble, like "I'll never back down."