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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A district judge is considering whether to dismiss a media lawsuit challenging the closure of court proceedings for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Glenrock girl. District Judge Keith Kautz of Torrington has set a telephonic hearing on the case for Monday afternoon...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is meeting Monday to issue opinions in some of the handful of cases that remain unresolved. As the justices enter what is looking like their final week, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and Arizona's immigration law top the list of undecided cases...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking Republican Charles Grassley said the issues in the case are as important and consequential as any in recent court history...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a farming family has to pay tax on the bankruptcy sale of their farm. The high court on Monday voted 5-4 for the IRS in its fight with Lynwood and Brenda Hall over their bankruptcy sale of their 320-acre farm in Willcox, Ariz...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians...