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Protesters gather at the Bureau of Land Management's base camp, where cattle that were seized from rancher Cliven Bundy are being held, near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Saturday said it had called off an effort to round up Bundy's herd of cattle that it had said were being illegally grazed in southern Nevada, citing concerns about safety. The conflict between Bundy and U.S. land managers had brought a team of armed federal rangers to Nevada to seize the 1,000 head of cattle. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart   (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS CIVIL UNREST AGRICULTURE CRIME LAW)

US Appeals Court Denies Bid to Resurrect Bundy Standoff Case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has refused to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy and family members stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle around the family ranch in Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

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Justices turn away appeal of women who went topless at beach

Justices turn away appeal of women who went topless at beach

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place the public nudity convictions of three women who removed their bathing suit tops on a New Hampshire beach as part of a global campaign advocating for the rights of women to go topless. The justices declined Monday to […]

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Utah woman fights charge after kids see her topless at home

Utah woman fights charge after kids see her topless at home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman charged with a crime after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home is fighting the case that could force her to register as a sex offender, citing a court ruling that overturned a topless ban in Colorado. Attorneys for Tilli […]

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Navajo Nation settles lawsuit against Wells Fargo for $6.5M

Navajo Nation settles lawsuit against Wells Fargo for $6.5M

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has settled claims against Wells Fargo accusing the company of predatory and unlawful practices. The tribe says Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $6.5 million, ending cases in federal and tribal court. The tribe had accused bank employees of routinely misleading customers […]

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Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As they gather at a conference in Utah, governors from around the U.S. are starting to think about what they will do if an appeals court upholds a lower court ruling overturning President Obama’s signature health care law. More than 20 million Americans would be […]

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Appeals court hears case of on adoptions of Native Americans

Appeals court hears case of on adoptions of Native Americans

The Latest on the appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Opponents of a 1978 law governing Native American adoptions have told a federal appeals court in New Orleans that the law is an unconstitutional threat to […]

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Navajo to appeal dismissal of case against Wells Fargo

Navajo to appeal dismissal of case against Wells Fargo

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit it filed against Wells Fargo, accusing the company of engaging in predatory and unlawful practices. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last month at the request of Wells Fargo. The company argued that many claims were […]

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