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Analysis: Rivals on left, right battle in Supreme Court

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WASHINGTON - They are heavyweights in the ring that is the U.S. Supreme Court.

Factbox: A Supreme Court scorecard - How the lawyers fared

WASHINGTON - The postmortems on the winners and losers of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011-212 term have been served up and deconstructed. But how did the attorneys do?

U.S., Politics 13 Jul 2012

Texas, U.S. government argue over impact of voter ID law

WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Texas and the federal government clashed on Tuesday over how many people could be barred from casting ballots under a state law requiring voters to present photo identification, in a landmark case that could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

10 Jul 2012

Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court

WASHINGTON - The Voting Rights Act - a cherished safeguard for minority voters since 1965 - has been under siege for two years and this week faces one of its toughest tests on an apparent path to the U.S. Supreme Court.

08 Jul 2012

Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court

WASHINGTON - The Voting Rights Act - a cherished safeguard for minority voters since 1965 - has been under siege for two years and this week faces one of its toughest test on an apparent path to the U.S. Supreme Court.

08 Jul 2012

Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers

WASHINGTON - When the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama's healthcare law under Congress's power to tax, but not its power to regulate the economy, many conservatives were quick to hail the decision as a victory for more limited government.

05 Jul 2012

Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers

WASHINGTON - When the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama's healthcare law under Congress's power to tax, but not its power to regulate the economy, many conservatives were quick to hail the decision as a victory for more limited government.

Health, Politics 03 Jul 2012

Insight: Florida man sees "cruel" face of U.S. justice

MIAMI - Quartavious Davis is still shocked by what happened to him in federal court two months ago.

03 Jul 2012

Romney agrees with Obama on key part of healthcare law

WASHINGTON - When the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare law as constitutional last week, it gave a little something to his Republican foes: The court declared that the fee charged to most Americans who refuse to buy health insurance amounts to a tax - and not a penalty, as Obama says.

Top Republicans press healthcare law repeal effort

WASHINGTON - The two top Republicans in Congress vowed on Sunday to push ahead with efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare law despite the Supreme Court upholding it, but the White House said it is time to stop fighting and start implementing it.

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