Courts

The broad liquor law passed in March eased a longtime requirement that drinks be prepared behind barriers known as "Zion Curtains."
Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set
The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration mostly enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries. The justices will hear arguments in the case in the fall.
The justices said Monday they will consider whether a baker who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds can refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Prosecutors say Paul Hansmeier and a fellow University of Minnesota law school graduate, John Steele, uploaded video porn to the internet. They allegedly then filed or threatened copyright lawsuits against people who downloaded the material.
High court strikes down law favoring unwed mothers over unwed fathers
The Supreme Court struck down a federal law that treats unwed fathers and mothers unequally -- a major victory for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has battled the discriminatory rule for decades.
Trump travel ban blocked; fight headed for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court almost certainly would step into the case if asked. The justices almost always have the final say when a lower court strikes down a federal law or presidential action.
Lone consumer holds up Target data breach settlement
A single consumer in Texas, backed by an anti-class action lawsuit group, has tied up the $10 million available to consumers affect by Target's 2013 data breach.
US: Immigrant arrests soar under Trump, fewer deported
Immigration arrests increased by nearly 40 percent in early 2017 as newly emboldened agents under President Donald Trump detained more than 40,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to reinstate North Carolina's voter identification law, which a lower court said targeted African-Americans "with almost surgical precision."