U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Won’t Take Abortion Doctor Killer’s Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition to review the case of an anti-abortion extremist who claims his constitutional rights were violated during the state and federal trials that sent him to prison for life for the sniper-style slaying of an abortion provider.

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State Laws Show Wide Differences On Abortion, Guns

The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns.

2013/06/08

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Credit: TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Ginsburg: Roe v. Wade Gave Abortion Opponents a Target

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she supports a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion, but feels her predecessors’ landmark Roe v. Wade ruling 40 years ago was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target.

2013/05/12

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Public Braves Snow For Gay Marriage Case Tickets

People waiting to attend to gay marriage cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been undeterred by snow falling in the nation’s capital.

2013/03/25

House Speaker John Boehner told March of Dimes protesters that cutting federal tax funding for abortion is one of his top priorities this congressional period. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Boehner: Ending Taxpayer-Funded Abortions ‘One Of Our Most Fundamental Goals’

In an address to the annual pro-life, anti-abortion March for Life protestors, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated that the removal of taxpayer funds for abortion is one of his top goals for the year.

2013/01/25

Approaching the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a new Pew Research survey finds that support remains high along with a lack of awareness. (Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)

Poll: 40 Years Later, 37 Percent Of Youth Unfamiliar With Roe V. Wade

As the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade approaches, 63 percent of Americans still support the ruling for a woman’s right to an abortion – but many younger people are unaware of the historic case.

2013/01/17

Man Who Killed 2 Fellow Inmates Executed in Va.

A man who strangled his prison cellmate and made good on a vow to continue killing if he wasn’t executed was put to death Wednesday in Virginia’s electric chair.

2013/01/16

Hearing Scheduled For Former Representative Jefferson

A hearing in federal court may determine whether a former Louisiana congressman will have to begin serving a 13-year prison sentence for taking bribes and other crimes.

2012/04/20