WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked a full federal appeals court Friday to take up a case that has endangered subsidies helping millions of low- and middle-income people to afford their health care premiums under Obamacare. Last week, a divided ...

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DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that states must allow gay couples to marry, finding the Constitution protects same-sex relationships and putting a remarkable legal winning streak across the country one step closer to the U.S. Supreme ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. In its ruling, the court rejected state and industry challenges to ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state lawyers have again turned to a Denver-based federal appeals court in their bid to put a stop to gay couples getting married, saying the state should not be required to abide by one judge’s ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving all rights to class action lawsuits over workplace grievances. The ruling from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a ...

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NEW YORK — Spider-Man, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk can continue to reside in Marvel’s offices after a federal appeals court Thursday rejected an ownership claim by the children of the artist who helped create them. The U.S. Court ...

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court says former New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno can be tried on two counts of mail fraud despite his claims it would constitute double jeopardy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that an anti-terrorism law needs to be reviewed further. The law allows the military to detain people suspected of supporting al-Qaida or the Taliban. U.S. District Judge Katherine ...

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York City is upholding the conviction of a onetime billionaire on insider trading charges. Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam had argued on appeal that the government improperly persuaded a judge in 2008 ...

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has blocked a trustee from recovering money for victims of Bernard Madoff’s mammoth fraud from major financial institutions. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled Thursday. It says Trustee ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court is taking another look at a three-judge panel’s decision to overturn the military commission conviction of an alleged al-Qaida propagandist. In January, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal appeals court judges seem skeptical of a group’s efforts to force the government to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. ...

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