U.S. top court rejects challenge to ozone regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an industry challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations issued by Republican former President George W. Bush’s administration that set standards for ozone pollution.
Supreme Court declines to review Massachusetts man’s al Qaeda support conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Massachusetts man’s appeal of his 2011 conviction on charges of supporting the Islamic militant group al Qaeda.
In U.S. Senate battles, Democrats see votes in women’s health
MANCHESTER N.H./WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen walked into a roomful of largely Democratic New Hampshire women voters with a simple pitch: She would be more focused on their issues than her challenger, Scott Brown, the forme…
Inmate beards, Facebook threats on U.S. top court’s docket
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court opens on Monday a new term in which the nine justices will decide issues such as whether a Muslim prison inmate can have a beard and whether a man can be prosecuted for making threatening statements on Face…
Gay marriage aside, business cases dominate U.S. high court docket
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gay marriage may be the most anticipated issue heading for the U.S. Supreme Court, but the justices also must tackle a host of business cases as they convene for their new term, including a patent battle involving Teva Pharmaceut…
Obama tells angry Hispanics he won’t give up on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to rally frustrated Latinos on Thursday with a firm promise to keep fighting for immigration reform and a renewed pledge to take executive action this year to reduce deportations of undocumented immi…
Opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Wisconsin voter ID law
(Reuters) – Opponents of a Wisconsin law that requires voters to present photo identification when they cast ballots asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to stop the measure from being applied to elections in November.
Voter registration jumps in Ferguson since shooting of black resident
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – Voter registration in Ferguson, Missouri, has jumped nearly 30 percent since Aug. 9, when the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white officer triggered calls for a more racially representative city government, an …
Push for new tax math seen if Republicans seize U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new math for tax policy is attracting fresh attention in Washington as polls suggest that Republicans could capture full control of the U.S. Congress next month.
NYC bill would let city ignore some U.S. requests to detain immigrants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Under a proposed law, New York City would decline requests by U.S. immigration authorities to detain immigrants for deportation proceedings unless a federal judge issues a warrant.
