Feb 22, 2012 2:51 PM
Doug and Pam Sterner are photographed in their home in Alexandria, Va. Pam is the author of a college paper that led to the drafting of a federal law in 2006, the Stolen Valor Act.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Supreme Court appears to be sharply divided over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.
Feb 21, 2012 5:49 PM
Supreme Court rejects Spector appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected Phil Spector's appeal of his conviction for killing actress Lana Clarkson.
Feb 21, 2012 4:31 PM
Backers push for gay marriage review
Backers of California's same-sex marriage ban say they will ask a federal appeals court in San Francisco...
Feb 21, 2012 5:17 PM
Court to look at affirmative action
The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing...
Feb 19, 2012 12:43 PM
Can lying about valor be a crime?
Xavier Alvarez is one of the first people prosecuted for false claims of military valor.
Feb 13, 2012 4:30 PM
SC Justice robbed at vacation home
A Supreme Court spokeswoman says Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding intruder...
Feb 8, 2012 11:15 AM
Court won't permit Ohio execution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday added another wrinkle to Ohio's debate over how strictly the state's...
Feb 8, 2012 5:04 PM
House approves line-item veto for Obama
House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Barack Obama on Wednesday to give...
Feb 7, 2012 4:20 PM
CA court: Marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed...
Feb 5, 2012 3:18 PM
In term 2, Obama could alter courts
A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed...
