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| Mar.7 |
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Florida shooting: Gun control law moves step closer
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| Dec.4 |
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Supreme Court lets travel ban restrictions take full effect. U.S. Supreme Court
| Nov.7 |
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Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey
| Oct.17 |
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Trump's latest travel ban order blocked |
| Oct.5 |
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NRA urges new rules for gun 'bump-stocks' |
| Jul.13 |
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Trump travel ban: Judge expands definition of 'close relative' |
| Jun.26 |
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Trump travel ban injunction partly lifted by top US court |
| Mar.29 |
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Trump travel ban: Hawaii judge places indefinite hold
Derrick Watson's ruling means Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban on six mostly Muslim nations while it is contested in court
| Mar.15 |
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Trump travel ban:Judge blocks new executive order
Hawaii: US District Judge Derrick Watson has blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursd...
| Mar.11 |
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Bharara, high profile US prosecutor, says he was fired |
| Feb.10 |
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Donald Trump considers issuing new travel ban
Washington: Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was over...
| Feb.9 |
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Trump loses appeal court bid to reinstate travel ban San Francisco Bay Area: A US appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to reinstate his ban on citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries
| Feb.8 |
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Senate confirms Trump attorney general pick Jeff Sessions. U.S. Senate
| Feb.7 |
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Court questions whether US travel ban is anti-Muslim. San Francisco Bay Area
| Feb.6 |
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US justice department defends 'lawful' Trump travel ban. Washington
| Feb.5 |
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Trump ramps up criticism of judge after travel ban setback. Washington
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Trump suffers new travel ban setback
Washington: The US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by a federal judge on Friday
| Feb.4 |
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Trump appeal against Seattle judge's travel ban ruling. Washington
| Feb.3 |
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Trump travel ban: Judge issues nationwide block 
Seattle: A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations | |
| Jan.31 |
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Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court: President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court
| Jan.30 |
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Trump sacks defiant acting attorney general
Washington: Donald Trump has fired Sally Yates, the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban
| Jan.28 |
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US judge temporarily halts deportations. New York
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| May.25 |
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Eleven US states oppose transgender schools edict. Texas
| Mar.16 |
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Merrick Garland to be Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Washington
| Feb.14 |
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Justice Antonin Scalia's death sparks battle for Supreme Court control |
| Feb.13 |
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Antonin Scalia, conservative US Supreme Court justice, dies U.S. Supreme Court: One of most conservative members of the high court - has died. His death could shift the balance of power on the US high court | |
| Jan.5 |
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Obama: US gun control inaction must end
Washington: An emotional US President has unveiled new restrictions on gun purchases, saying the 'constant excuses for inaction' have to stop
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| Jun.26 |
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US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide
U.S. Supreme Court: The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States
| Jan.16 |
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US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage |
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| Apr.2 |
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US Supreme Court strikes down overall donor limits |
| Feb.26 |
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Arizona governor vetoes 'anti-gay' bill |
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| Dec.16 |
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NSA phone data grab 'against constitution'
Washington: Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency's practice was an 'arbitrary invasion'
| Oct.1 |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown A central provision of President Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it | |
| Jun.26 |
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Historic US rulings for gay marriage 
U.S. Supreme Court: The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California | |
| Apr.9 |
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Senate to vote on gun control bill |
| Mar.27 |
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US court hears second gay marriage case |
| Mar.26 |
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Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act case |
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US court weighs gay marriage ban
U.S. Supreme Court: The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the state of California can ban same-sex marriage
| Feb.5 |
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Drone strikes legal case revealed. Washington
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| Dec.28 |
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Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill Moscow: Russian President has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act
| Dec.26 |
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Russian anti-U.S. adoption bill advances |
| Dec.20 |
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Putin backs ban on US adoptions. Moscow
| Dec.16 |
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Democrats urge wider gun control |
| Jun.28 |
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Supreme Court backs Obama health law. U.S. Supreme Court
| Jun.27 |
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Obama health law faces judgement |
| Jun.25 |
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Arizona migrant check ruled legal. U.S. Supreme Court
| Mar.26 |
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Supreme Court weighs Obama health law. U.S. Supreme Court
| Mar.1 |
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Google change 'breaches EU law' |
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| Sep.1 |
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US 'to sue banks over mortgages' |
| Aug.2 |
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Obama signs bill to end default threat
Washington: President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the US debt ceiling and avert a financial default after Congress voted
| Aug.1 |
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US House passes debt-limit bill. House of Representatives
| May.13 |
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Lawsuit filed over bin Laden death photos |
| Apr.14 |
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US Congress approves budget bill. U.S. Congress
| Jan.14 |
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Obama eases US Cuba travel rules |
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| Oct.12 |
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US judge rejects gay military ban US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional
| Aug.4 |
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US judge rejects gay marriage ban. California
| Jul.29 |
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Arizona to challenge law blocks |
| Jul.28 |
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Judge blocks part of AZ immigration law. Arizona
| Jun.22 |
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned |
| Apr.23 |
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Arizona signs tough immigration bill
| Jan.11 |
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Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court |
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| Jan.23 |
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Obama reverses abortion-funding policy. Washington
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| Jun.12 |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush. U.S. Supreme Court
| Mar.8 |
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Bush vetoes bill banning waterboarding |
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| Aug.27 |
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Attorney General Gonzales resigns. Washington
| Aug.2 |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules |
| Jul.27 |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill |
| Apr.2 |
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Top court rejects Guantanamo test |
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| Oct.26 |
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law Washington: US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
| Sep.28 |
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Senate backs terror trial bill |
| Jul.13 |
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Cheney sued in CIA identity case |
| Jun.29 |
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Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal'. U.S. Supreme Court
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| Dec.20 |
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'Intelligent design' teaching ban |
| Dec.2 |
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Civil rights group to sue CIA |
| Oct.31 |
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Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court |
| Sep.29 |
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Roberts confirmed as chief justice U.S. Senate: The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
| Sep.5 |
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Bush nominates Roberts as chief justice |
| Sep.3 |
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Chief Justice Rehnquist dies Virginia: The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court has died at his home in Virginia at the age of 80
| Jul.19 |
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Bush names Roberts to Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme Court
| Jul.1 |
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Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires U.S. Supreme Court: Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and a crucial centrist, is to retire
| Jun.27 |
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File-sharing suffers major defeat. U.S. Supreme Court
| Mar.26 |
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Appeal court rejects Schiavo plea |
| Mar.23 |
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Feed tube appeal denied |
| Mar.22 |
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Judge denies bid to restore feeding tube |
| Mar.21 |
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Judge silent on feed-tube case |
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| Nov.9 |
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Attorney general Ashcroft quits cabinet |
| Jun.23 |
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US war crimes immunity bid fails |
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| Nov.18 |
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Court rules against gay marriage ban |
| Nov.5 |
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Critics challenge US abortion ban |
| Sep.15 |
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Appeals court blocks California recall |
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| Dec.31 |
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Criminal Court Treaty Signed |
| Dec.12 |
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Sup. Court sends case to Florida |
| Dec.9 |
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High Court Stops Recounts |
| Dec.4 |
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High Court Ruling helps Bush |
| Mar. 4, 1789 |
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U.S. Constitution takes effect Philadelphia: Its first three articles entrench the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches | |