Supreme Court Agrees To Hear New Health Law Challenge
Health care experts say an adverse ruling would be catastrophic for the health insurance program that the president has fought so hard to enact and preserve.
Law
Two Of Three States Reject Ballot Measures Restricting Abortion
North Dakota and Colorado voters struck down the "personhood" measures, which would give legal rights to fetuses. But Tennessee's Amendment 1 passed with 53 percent of the vote.
Brooklyn Prosecutor Could Be Nominated Attorney General In Coming Days
Loretta Lynch is the lead federal prosecutor in a district of 8 million people. But outside law enforcement circles, she isn't widely known. She'd be the nation's first black female attorney general.
17 Arrested As European, U.S. Officials Raid Online Black Markets
Among those held were the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0. Assets seized from Darknet sites, which allowed users to anonymously buy illegal products and services, included $1 million in Bitcoins.
Federal Court Rules Against Missouri's Gay Marriage Ban
The U.S. District Court upheld a lower court's decision to strike down the voter-approved ban. The ruling comes a day after another federal judge affirmed same-sex marriage bans in four other states.
For-Profit Colleges Sue The Federal Government Over Student Loan Rules
An industry group calls an attempt to regulate the career college industry "unlawful, arbitrary and irrational."
Federal Appeals Court Upholds State Gay Marriage Bans
A federal appeals court in Ohio has decided that four states may ban gay marriage if they wish, splitting from the decision reached by other federal appeals courts in similar cases.
Voters In Texas City Approve Ban On Fracking
It's the first time a city in the energy-friendly state has voted to ban hydraulic fracturing. The vote in Denton is likely to face legal challenges.
The Supreme Court Takes Up The Case Of The Missing Fish
Prosecutors say that when undersized fish disappeared off of captain John Yates' boat, it constituted destruction of evidence. Business and civil liberties groups say the law only applies to papers.
Payments Start For N.C. Eugenics Victims, But Many Won't Qualify
North Carolina forcibly sterilized thousands of people between 1929 and 1976. The state has begun compensating victims, but some who were sterilized may never receive restitution from the fund.