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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a long-shot appeal from the Washington Redskins challenging a law that bars offensive trademarks. But the justices could still resolve the same issue in another case the court took up last week...

SEATTLE (AP) — The plaintiffs who sued the state over the way Washington pays for K-12 schools says in their annual check-in with the Supreme Court that it's time to enforce the constitution. In a brief filed Tuesday afternoon, they criticize the Legislature for its lack of progress toward fully paying for basic education...

The San Antonio Express-News is reporting that Senior Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at a West Texas luxury resort ranch in the Big Bend region south of Marfa where he was on a quail hunting trip. He arrived at the ranch yesterday with a party of 40...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court's ruling on Friday means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage...

Believe it or not, some very famous, and accomplished, people have come from right here in little 'ol Yakima. From comedians, to authors to flat-out T.V. and movie stars, Yakima can certainly hang its hat with pride on the names of these people.

Today the US Supreme Court upheld the 2010 Affordable Care Act. In a close decision, with multiple opinions, the Court ruled that the federal requirement to purchase health insurance-specifically a plan dictated by government regulators - does not violate the Constitution...

In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s unconstitutional to ban kids from buying or renting violent video games, saying that despite fears the games may prompt children to emulate what’s seen in them, the government has no right to “restrict the ideas to which may be exposed.”

Today’s Supreme Court decision in favor of Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law marks a huge victory for immigration enforcement.  The Supreme Court has affirmed that states can cooperate in the federal government’s efforts to enforce immigration laws...

The Supreme Court rejected a request Monday by Virginia officials to hear the constitutionality of the federal health-care overhaul, ensuring that the legal battle over the Obama-sponsored law will play out first in lower courts. The high court's resolution of the law that continues to divide congressional Republicans and Democrats would now likely come in mid-2012, rather than the middle of this