Oklahoma killer’s conviction overturned based on McGirt
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
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
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
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
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
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
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect's home without a warrant.
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High court inclined to expand warrantless entry into homes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect's home without a warrant.
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Group asks justices to ban use of race in college admissions
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
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber,...