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Oklahoma killer’s conviction overturned based on McGirt

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OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man’s murder convictions and death sentence have been overturned following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern...

Supreme Court won’t get involved in Fairbanks Four case

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WASHINGTON — Four men who say they were illegally imprisoned for nearly two decades for the murder of a teenager in Alaska will have...

Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has two seats to fill on the influential appeals court in the nation's capital that regularly feeds judges...

Prosecutors seek validation of South Carolina abortion ban

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two of the prosecutors named as defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions have argued...

10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials

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OKLAHOMA CITY — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape...

High court tells Santa Clara it can’t bar in-person worship

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is telling California's Santa Clara County that it can't enforce a ban on indoor religious worship services put in...

High court inclined to expand warrantless entry into homes

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect's home without a warrant. ...

High court inclined to expand warrantless entry into homes

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect's home without a warrant. ...

Group asks justices to ban use of race in college admissions

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WASHINGTON — A group claiming Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants is asking the Supreme Court to ban the consideration of race in college...

Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber,...