December 20, 2015 Supreme Court to review EPA mercury limits The Supreme Court is stepping into a new case about Obama administration environmental rules, agreeing to review a ruling that upholds emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
December 20, 2015 US Supreme Court refuses to block South Carolina gay marriages The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block gay marriages in South Carolina.
December 20, 2015 Gay marriage issue squarely before Supreme Court A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court.
December 20, 2015 Same-sex couples file Supreme Court appeal Same-sex couples seeking the right to marry are asking the Supreme Court to settle the issue of gay marriage nationwide.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court sides with police officers in high-speed chase case The court was unanimous in dismissing civil rights claims against the officers who fatally shot driver Donald Rickard.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court rejects effort to compel FoxNews.com reporter to reveal sources The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid by the lawyers for Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes to compel FoxNews.com reporter Jana Winter to reveal confidential sources from a story or face jail.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court halts execution of convicted killer in Missouri The justices on Wednesday said a lower federal court needs to take another look at the case of convicted killer Russell Bucklew.
December 20, 2015 Federal court puts MN campaign finance limits on hold A St. Paul judge’s ruling will level the playing field for political donations in Minnesota, halting a law that plaintiffs argued “dishes out First Amendment rights on a first-come, first-served basis.”
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court takes up case of fired air marshal The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider the case of a federal air marshal who was fired after leaking information to the press about aviation security plans.
December 20, 2015 Taser death could get Supreme Court review Handcuffed but not obeying police commands, the 21-year-old suspect absorbed the first shot from a 50,000-volt stun gun as he lay on the ground. Over the next 14 minutes, a police officer used his Taser on Baron Pikes at least seven more times when Pikes did not follow orders.