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The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday whether the Constitution places limits on strip-searches of people entering jails. Albert W. Florence, New Jersey, was wrongly arrested for a supposedly unpaid fine that he had paid. Before things were...

Despite decades of efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes, dozens of old power plants still are allowed to kill hundreds of millions of fish each year by sucking in massive amounts of water to cool their equipment. Records obtained by the Tribune...

He's going to 3 states but Jay Leno says they're not where you think....

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Microsoft Corp on Thursday, rejecting its appeal of a record $290 million jury verdict for infringing a small Canadian software firm's patent. The justices unanimously upheld a U.S. appeals court ruling that went...

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When Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor are on the same side of a Supreme Court decision, you know it's not a very close call. The ruling today in favor of the noxious Westboro Baptist Church's protest near a military funeral......

By David G. Savage, Tribune Newspapers WASHINGTON— After skeptical questioning of a Chicago city attorney, the Supreme Court justices sounded Monday as though they will rule that the city must pay millions of dollars in damages to aspiring black...

Elena Kagan's successful confirmation to the Supreme Court "would result in six Roman Catholic and three Jewish justices. Many argue that because Protestantism remains America's largest religious affiliation, the top court should have at least one...