December 20, 2015 Judge strikes down Arizona's ban on gay marriage A federal judge has cleared the way for legally recognized gay marriages in Arizona by ruling that the state's ban on same-sex unions is unconstitutional.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court paves way for gay marriage in several states, leaves issue unresolved nationally The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from five states looking to prohibit gay marriage, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in those states and likely others -- but also leaving the issue unresolved nationally.
December 20, 2015 Court allows controversial probe of Walker, conservative groups to resume A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling halting an investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and more than two dozen conservative groups for alleged illegal campaign activity.
December 20, 2015 Federal court grants administration plea to re-hear ObamaCare case The federal appeals court in Washington threw out a ruling Thursday that called into question the subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their premiums under the president's health care law.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court blocks same-sex unions in Virginia The Supreme Court is delaying the start of same-sex marriage in Virginia.
December 20, 2015 Delay denied in ruling on Virginia gay marriage ban A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to delay its ruling striking down Virginia's gay marriage ban, which means that same-sex couples could begin marrying in the state as early as next week.
December 20, 2015 Justice Dept seeks appeal in health overhaul case The Justice Department asked a full federal appeals court Friday to take up a case that has endangered subsidies helping millions of low- and middle-income people to afford their health care premiums under ObamaCare.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds voter ID law The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls, but the law remains blocked in federal court.
December 20, 2015 US appeals panel strikes down Mississippi abortion law A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Mississippi law that would close the state's only abortion clinic is unconstitutional.
December 20, 2015 US court: Virginia gay marriage ban unconstitutional A federal appeals court has struck down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban.
