Supreme Court declines appeal request from ex-Detroit mayor

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to overturn his…
06.27.16
PA’s Toomey latest GOP senator to agree to meet Garland

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Pat Toomey on Wednesday became the latest Republican senator to say he’ll meet with President Barack…
03.23.16
Obama nominates Garland to high court, challenging GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging Republicans…
03.16.16
Obama to nominate Scalia successor ‘in due time’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Saturday night he would seek to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant…
02.14.16
In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status

WASHINGTON (AP) — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West…
12.28.15
Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man…
07.15.15
Obama chimes in on pop culture, 140 characters at a time

 WASHINGTON (AP) — After dipping his toe in the online world of Twitter years ago, President Barack Obama is now…
07.07.15
Gay rights activists mark landmark 1965 demonstration

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gay rights activists gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July to…
07.06.15
Obama draws sharp contrasts with ‘mean’ Republicans

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wading into presidential politics, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his brand of middle-class economics…
07.03.15
Obama calls string of recent victories ‘gratifying’

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama cast a string of legal and legislative victories last week on trade, health care…
07.03.15
For Obama and Clinton, twisty paths to ‘yes’ on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) _ When President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court’s watershed same-sex marriage ruling, he held it up as…
06.30.15
Contours of Obama’s legacy form with help of unlikely allies

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Long past the prime of his presidency, Barack Obama is defying the lame-duck label and solidifying the…
06.29.15
Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United…
06.26.15
High court throws out conviction for Facebook threats

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man convicted of making threats…
06.02.15
High court to consider appeal over exclusion of Black jurors

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court will consider whether prosecutors improperly singled out potential black jurors in notes and then…
05.29.15