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High Court Rejects Challenge To New York Gun Law

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:06:53 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is staying out of the gun debate for now.

The justices on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public

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SUPCO Rejects Challenge to One Person, One vote Rule [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:46:18 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the common practice of counting everyone, not just U.S. citizens, when adjusting the size of voting districts. Grand Teton National Park has started plowing the Teton Park road. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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California Gay Marriage Argument At High Court

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:34 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it

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High Court Weighs Drug Companies' Generics Policy

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:41:30 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs

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Must Voters Have To Prove Citizenship To Register?

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:02:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seem conflicted on whether they think states can force people to prove their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote.

Arizona is challenging a lower court's refusal to let it demand that prospective voters document their U

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Supreme Court reconvenes This Week with new controversies ahead

Dave Chaffin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:04:09 +0000

October 1, 2012
By: Jim Kouri

(Jim Kouri is a frequent guest every other Tuesday at 7:07AM MDT on KGAB's Morning Zone. He the fifth Vice President and Public Information Officer of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, has served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country

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Generic, Brand-Name Drug Makers Face Different Standards [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:11:26 +0000

Workers are sampling water near a former uranium mill on the Wind River Indian Reservation to see how flooding has affected the movement of contaminants. Amy Richards reports. A U.S. Supreme Court decision a year ago makes it all but impossible to sue generic drug manufacturers for failing to provide adequate warnings about a drug's dangers. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Wyoming Supreme Court: More Information In Teen Sentencing Case [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:05:06 +0000

Doug Randall reports that the Wyoming Supreme court has ordered a lawyer representing a Sheridan teenager serving a life sentence in a 2009 home invasion killing, to present information about how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the teen's sentence. Economist Ernie Goss says you should stock up on meat now while the prices are low because they will go up due to the drought. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Buffalo Bill Cody Inductee To Wyoming Outdoor Hall Of Fame [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:05:14 +0000

Two Sheridan teenagers, serving life prison sentences in a 2009 home invasion killing are pointing to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to argue for reduced sentences. Doug Randall reports. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is one of this year's inductees into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Wed. Morning Zone: Micah, Supreme Court on Obamacare and The State Economy

Dave Chaffin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:44:19 +0000

Today on The Morning Zone, our guests will be:

7:07AM MDT: Micah Halpern, our expert middle eastern analyst and commentator. Micah will update us on the latest happenings with Syria and Iran. Syria has apparently accepted a ceasefire

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Two Student Censorship Cases [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:05:28 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a pair of cases on whether schools may censor students who are at home when they create online attacks against school officials and other students. A Wyoming legislative panel has advanced an education reform bill. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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U-W Proffessor:Al-Qaida Not Finished [audio]

Doug Randall — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:03:00 +0000

A University of Wyoming Political Science Professor says Al-Qaida will continue to pose a security threat, despite the death of Osama Bin Laden. The U-S Supreme Court says Wyoming is not taking too much water from a river system it shares with Montana. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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