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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 evidence that a “shift in…

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 contours of his legacy with…

Liberal justices prevail in high-profile Supreme Court cases

 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court term that is nearing its end shows how silence can signal success. With a notable paucity of dissents and…

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 States. Gay and lesbian couples…

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 on Facebook, but dodged the…

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 excluded them all from the…

Widowed with 3 kids, Ohio man joins gay marriage case

CINCINNATI (AP) — David Michener had planned on raising a family with two dads. He and William Ives, a couple for 18 years, had adopted…

Supreme Court considers impact of disability law on police

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The police shooting in Georgia earlier this month of a naked, unarmed Black man with bipolar disorder spotlights the growing number…

Justices sharply divided over health care law subsidies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply divided along familiar lines, the Supreme Court took up a politically charged new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health overhaul Wednesday…

Justices: Can’t make employers cover contraception

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health…

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