The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
more »The Supreme Court has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to mandate that juveniles convicted of murder be sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole.
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Dulce Matuz, president of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, is disappointed the “show me your papers” part of Arizona’s law was upheld.
more »The Supreme Court today struck down three parts of the Arizona immigration law, upholding one of the most controversial provisions. The court also ruled on a Montana case concerning campaign finance.
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On day two of legal arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama’s 2010 health care reform law, the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the law overreaches by requiring that everyone have or buy health insurance.
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Will the Supreme Court be willing to risk the blowback of negative public opinion that followed the Bush v. Gore and the Citizens United cases?
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High Court Hears Arguments On Vaccine Side Effects, Healthcare Reform Gets Mixed Marks, California Candidates Spar Over Name Calling, To Prevent Suicides, Movement Tells Gay Teens ‘It Gets Better’, Authors Spin Childhood Tales Of Writer Zora Neale Hurston
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Europe Terror Attack Is Still A Threat, Supreme Court Will Review Free Speech, Discrimination Cases In New Term, Hopes Soar For Trapped Chilean Miners, Stargazers Point To The Stars With Laser Pens, Phil Collins Covers Motown
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Kagan Faces Grilling In Day 2 of Confirmation Hearings, North Korean Defectors Tell Of Starvation, Big Brother-like Neighborhood Watch Groups, Ma. Rep. James McGovern Sees Opportunity For Lawmakers In McChrystal Departure
more »Wartime Presidents, Chicago Youth Violence, The End of a Streak, Eminent Domain, ‘White House Crashers’, Anthony Horowitz
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President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.
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Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.
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