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Michael Doyle

Supreme Court trims N.C. share of disabled child’s malpractice settlement

The parents of a disabled North Carolina girl defeated the state on Wednesday, as the Supreme Court struck down a law allowing state officials to seize one-third of a medical malpractice settlement. | 03/20/13 16:04:26 By - By Michael Doyle

Feds battle Walgreens in painkiller distribution case

A federal crackdown on the Florida pain pill market will pit Walgreens against the Drug Enforcement Administration in a high-level and multi-front legal battle that comes to a capital courtroom this week. | 03/19/13 17:11:35 By - By Michael Doyle

Supreme Court agrees to hear Sierra Nevada forest case

A long-running Sierra Nevada forest planning dispute will now be settled by the Supreme Court in what could shape up as a crucial public lands case. | 03/18/13 16:30:23 By - By Michael Doyle

Supreme Court hears Arizona’s voter proof-of-citizenship case

An Arizona law requiring would-be voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship seemed to divide Supreme Court justices Monday in a case important to many states that want to stiffen their own voting standards. | 03/18/13 15:17:33 By - By Michael Doyle

Supreme Court will divine the legal stakes in California raisin wars

Dissident California raisin growers will soon get their day in the Supreme Court sun, with a case that’s juicier than it seems. | 03/15/13 16:53:40 By - By Michael Doyle

Military wary as Congress again wades into laws on sexual assault

Congress stumbled badly the last time it rewrote military law amid a furor over sexual assaults. Now, driven by fresh outrage over an Air Force case, some lawmakers seek new changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Their effort is shadowed by lessons that might be learned, or lost, from past Capitol Hill mistakes. | 03/15/13 15:32:21 By - By Michael Doyle

Military sexual-assault case triggers political furor

An Air Force general who overturned the sexual assault conviction of a fellow fighter pilot now finds himself caught in a political crossfire that could change military justice; perhaps, some fear, for the worse. | 03/08/13 18:24:10 By - By Michael Doyle and Marisa Taylor

Indian casino case challenges tribe’s access to protected land

A Washington state tribe’s controversial bid to build a big casino comes to court this week, in a case that’s being closely watched on and off reservations nationwide. | 03/05/13 15:54:07 By - By Michael Doyle

Fresno County looks for money in DC as budget cuts hit

Fresno County officials are lobbying Congress at an awkward time this week. While the county has a wish list, the Congress has a budget problem. Several budget problems, actually, all of which complicate the county’s efforts to fund priorities ranging from road improvements to high-speed rail training. | 03/04/13 15:43:53 By - By Michael Doyle

Gay marriage case offers Supreme Court many options

Opponents of California’s Proposition 8 have served up quite a diverse menu to the Supreme Court. | 03/01/13 17:36:17 By - By Michael Doyle

Court reimburses valley water districts, but they’re thirsty for more

A federal judge has awarded several million dollars to two San Joaquin Valley water districts that didn’t receive the irrigation water they were promised, apparently ending an excruciatingly long legal fight on a disappointing note for farmers who thought they were owed much more. | 03/01/13 13:45:18 By - By Michael Doyle

In upcoming Supreme Court fight, Obama lines up behind gay marriage

The Obama administration on Thursday declared that gay marriage can be a right that deserves constitutional protection, supercharging a Supreme Court battle that started with California voters and is now shooting for the history books. | 02/28/13 20:13:27 By - By Michael Doyle