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• The 9 Supreme Court Justice's Courtroom Styles
• Mar 26, 2012
• The few people that get to see arguments over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this week will see a wide range of style, personality and temperament among the nine justices.

• State Maritime Laws Pitted Against Federal Ones in U.S. Supreme Court Case
• Mar 26, 2012
• A long-running dispute over exactly what an "unnamed gray, two-story vessel approximately 57 feet in length" was has landed before the U.S. Supreme Court. The outcome will determine whether federal maritime or state laws apply to structures that are moored, more or less permanently, in one place.

• Justice Dept. May Charge Zimmerman with Hate Crime for Shooting Florida Teen
• Mar 26, 2012
• The U.S. Justice Department could bring a hate crime charge against the shooter in the killing of a black Florida teenager if there is sufficient evidence the slaying was motivated by racial bias and not simply a fight that spiraled out of control, legal experts and former prosecutors say.

• The History of Health-Care Reform in America
• Mar 26, 2012
• The three days of arguments beginning before the Supreme Court on Monday may mark a turning point in a century of debate over what role the government should play in helping all Americans afford medical care.

• The 3 Lawyers Arguing Health-Care Reform in Front of SCOTUS
• Mar 26, 2012
• The Associated Press profiles the three lawyers arguing health-care reform in front of the Supreme Court.

• Public-Lands Bill Giving Utah Control to Become Law
• Mar 23, 2012
• Gov. Gary Herbert will sign a bill that demands the federal government relinquish control of public lands in Utah by 2014, setting the table for a potential legal battle over millions of acres in the state.

• Insurers Spending Millions to Comply with Health Care Law
• Mar 23, 2012
• The nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though there's a chance the wide-reaching law won't survive Supreme Court scrutiny.

• Insurers Spending Millions to Comply with Health Care Law
• Mar 23, 2012
• The nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though there's a chance the wide-reaching law won't survive Supreme Court scrutiny.

• Hiring Bias Rears Its Head For U.S. Long-Unemployed
• Mar 23, 2012
• As high unemployment persists more than four years after the start of the Great Recession, many in the U.S. who have struggled for years without work say they face discrimination.
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• Audit: Gas Lines Tied to Fracking Lack Oversight
• Mar 23, 2012
• Government auditors say federal officials know nothing about thousands of miles of pipelines that carry natural gas released through the drilling method known as fracking, and need to step up oversight to make sure they are running safely.

• Illinois Bill on Facebook Password Requests Hits Snag
• Mar 23, 2012
• Legislation that would prohibit employers from seeking job applicants' social network passwords is on hold in the Illinois House.

• Sanford, Florida Police Chief Temporarily Steps Down
• Mar 22, 2012
• Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee announced that he is stepping down temporarily at a news conference Thursday.

• North Carolina, South Carolina State Line Could Be Moved
• Mar 22, 2012
• Relatively small errors by surveyors using stakes, hatchets and mental arithmetic 240 years ago could have big influences on residents who live near the border separating North and South Carolina.
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• Boy Scouts to Get $900K from Philadelphia for City's Attempt to Evict Them
• Mar 22, 2012
• The city of Philadelphia must pay nearly $900,000 after a failed effort to evict the Boy Scouts of America because of the group's ban on gays, a federal judge ruled.

• Bob Kerrey Allowed on Nebraska Primary Ballot, Judge Rules
• Mar 22, 2012
• A judge has ruled that former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey will appear on Nebraska's Democratic primary ballot in May.