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March 3, 2020 at 9:37 am

High court debates presidential power on Super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with how much power the president should have to fire the head of an independent agency, a...

March 1, 2020 at 4:49 am

President’s power to can independent agency heads faces test

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to tell President Donald Trump whether he has more power to use a favorite phrase: “You're fired.”...

February 28, 2020 at 1:59 pm

Court won’t order former WH counsel to testify before House

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a setback for Democrats in Congress, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that judges have no role to play in the...

February 26, 2020 at 2:31 pm

For a historic high court pick, Dems must think outside box

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is dangling a history-making promise shortly before South Carolina's presidential primary on Saturday, the first 2020 contest featuring a majority...

February 25, 2020 at 10:09 am

Supreme Court rules for Italian dad in custody case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is resolving an international child custody dispute in favor of the girl's Italian father over her American mother. The...

February 24, 2020 at 11:55 am

High Court sympathetic to embassy bombing victims in case

Washington (AP) — The Supreme Court suggested Monday that it's inclined to allow a bigger award of money to victims of the 1998 bombings of...

February 23, 2020 at 5:04 am

Victims of 2 African embassy bombings await US court case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doreen Oport was pulled from the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998 covered in blood. Her hair was...

February 10, 2020 at 5:30 pm

Ginsburg: Equal Rights Amendment backers should start over

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Monday that those like her who support an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution should...

February 7, 2020 at 10:02 am

Appeals court dismisses Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed one of several ongoing lawsuits charging that President Donald Trump has illegally profited...

January 30, 2020 at 1:44 pm

Gavel time: Will chief justice expand his impeachment role? VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, wearing his unadorned black robe and...