Supreme Court

LINCOLN, NEB. - Mike Flood, the 35-year-old speaker of Nebraska's legislature, had a problem: He wanted to stop the state's well-known Abortion provider from offering late-term abortions. This Story Tests of 'Roe' more frequent since justices u…

The poll comes after a Virginia Federal Judge appointed by President George W. Bush struck down the provision, dealing the Obama Administration’s healthcare law its first major defeat in the courts. Experts expect the dispute to reach t…

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska's certification of results showing U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski winning re-election over Republican rival Joe Miller could come as soon as Thursday. Miller filed court papers Monday saying he no longer objects to the st…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican Joe Miller has formally declared that he no longer opposes state officials certifying Alaska's U.S. Senate election. In papers filed in Federal Court Monday, Miller says he doesn't object to state certification of…

Republican Joe Miller announced late Sunday that he would not stand in the way of Lisa Murkowski's certification as the winner in Alaska's U.S. Senate race but vowed to continue his fight in Federal Court. Miller's decision paves the way for Mu…

By Danny Yadron Alaska Republican Joe Miller said he plans to continue his challenge to GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Federal Court but won’t block her from being sworn in next week. Mr. Miller, who was backed by the Tea Party and by former Al…

Public support for a key element of President Obama's health reform law is slipping after a Federal Judge ruled against the provision's constitutionality, according to a poll released Monday.  A CNN/Opinion Research poll showed that only 38…