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Supreme Court seems divided in property rights dispute

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

The case has drawn interest from property rights and business groups that say such rules let the government avoid paying landowners for restricting land use.

Photos: Who is Neil Gorsuch?

By News Desk

As hearings for Neil Gorsuch begin Monday, these photos give a closer look at the man who could soon become the nation's next Supreme Court justice.

Justices to hear property rights dispute over family's land

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

The Murr family's path to the Supreme Court began on the scenic banks of Wisconsin's St. Croix River, when a group of siblings tried to sell one of two waterfront plots.

Few clues on how a Justice Gorsuch would vote on immigration

By Holbrook Mohr and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

"His record on immigration is a mixed bag, so it's hard to predict how he would rule on any challenge to the executive order," says Melissa Crow, legal director for the American Immigration Council, which challenged Trump's original ban.

News Wrap: Supreme Court sends transgender bathroom case back to lower court

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court won't hear a case on transgender bathroom use in public schools. The court's action sends the case back to the lower case for further review. Also, North Korea successfully test-launched four…

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Trans teen says if it took 10 years to win his bathroom rights case, 'I'd stick with it'

By Iman Smith

Transgender student Gavin Grimm said he remains optimistic in spite of Supreme’s Court refusal to budge in the case.

Supreme Court says jury's racial bias can be investigated after trial

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court ruled 5-3 in a Colorado case in which a juror reportedly tied defendant Miguel Angel Pena Rodriguez's guilt to his Hispanic heritage.

Supreme Court says it won't hear case on transgender bathroom rights

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Justices have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives Gavin Grimm the right to use the boys' bathroom in his Virginia school.

Supreme Court revives challenge by black voters in Virginia

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court gave new life Wednesday to a challenge by African-Americans in Virginia who say lawmakers packed some legislative districts with black voters to make other districts whiter and more Republican.

Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution.