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Court to rule in military funeral protest case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers."

Court rejects Texas appeal in murder case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is turning down Texas' attempt to get a death sentence reimposed on a convicted killer who lower courts have found is mentally impaired.

Court will hear case about vaccine side effects
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says it will decide whether drug makers can be sued by parents who claim their children suffered serious health problems from vaccines.

Court will decide if NASA checks can continue
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether to continue to block background checks of low-risk employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Court won't disturb ban on death row interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will not tinker with a federal prison policy that prohibits death row inmates from giving face-to-face interviews to reporters.

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