The cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee “pit states’ rights and traditional, conservative values against what plaintiffs’ attorneys say is a fundamental right to marry under the U.S. Constitution,” The Associated Press writes.
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Kurdish Oil Shipment Too Far Offshore For U.S. To Seize
The tanker, carrying $100 million worth of oil from Iraq, was in international waters and could not be seized by U.S. Marshals, the news agency says.
U.S. Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Decisions On Obamacare Subsidies
Before the ink dried on a decision in another case, another three-judge panel hearing a similar case issued a decision that was completely opposite.
U.S. Appeals Court Deals Blow To Obama’s Health Law
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a significant blow to the Affordable Care Act, when it threw out an IRS regulation that governs subsidies.
Case Against Benghazi Suspect Is Complex, Justice Department Says
The Justice Department says its case against a man accused in the 2012 attacks on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, is unusually complex and involves “novel questions of fact and law.”
Onetime Auschwitz Guard Arrested In Philadelphia On German Warrant
An 89-year-old man accused of aiding and abetting the killing of 216,000 Jews as a Nazi camp guard at the concentration camp located in Auschwitz, Poland, during World War II, has been arrested in Philadelphia.
Wis. Gov. Scott Walker Accused Of Illegal Fundraising
Prosecutors believe that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was at the center of a “criminal scheme” to illegally coordinate fundraising with outside conservative groups in violation of state law.
Ga., Mo. Inmates Put To Death; First Since Botched Oklahoma Execution
A Georgia inmate convicted of rape and murder has become the first person to be executed in the U.S. since the botched lethal injection of a prisoner in Oklahoma.
Casey Kasem, Legendary Radio DJ, Dies
Casey Kasem, the legendary radio DJ and original host of American Top 40, died Sunday morning.
‘Oh My Jesus!’: Gun Violence Interview Gets Up-Close Example
An NPR report about guns in Chicago included an all-too-real example of violence, after a burst of gunfire erupted down the street from where NPR’s David Schaper was conducting an interview Wednesday.