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• Supreme Court skeptical of federal marriage law
  In a major gay rights case, the Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it could strike down the law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits that go to other married people.March 27, 2013
• Dad in Wis. girls' deaths may change plea
  A pretrial hearing for a man accused of killing his three daughters was delayed for several hours Wednesday as attorneys discussed a possible guilty plea that never materialized.March 27, 2013
• Family: Slaying victim asked for police help
  Family members of a St. Paul woman killed along with her brother say she had asked for a police escort, but didn't wait for officers when retrieving her belongings from an apartment she had once shared with her husband and their children.March 27, 2013
• St. Paul police: Man killed wife and her brother with sharp object
  A 31-year-old man killed his wife and her brother with a sharp object during a domestic dispute, St. Paul police said Tuesday.March 26, 2013
• Supreme Court could avoid ruling on same-sex marriage ban
  The Supreme Court hears arguments on challenges to California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act this week. We look at possible outcomes and the likely arguments from both sides.The Daily Circuit, March 26, 2013
• Supreme Court could avoid ruling on same-sex marriage ban
  The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether gays have a right to marry, an issue one justice described as newer than cellphones and the Internet.March 26, 2013
• Calif. same-sex marriage argument at high court Tuesday
  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.The Daily Circuit, March 26, 2013
• Ex-corrections officer pleads guilty in sex case
  A former corrections officer from Tower accused of having sex with a female inmate has pleaded guilty to some charges.March 25, 2013
• Psychological exam: Murder suspect not able to stand trial
  Washington County officials said Monday a psychological exam of a murder suspect shows the man is not competent to stand trial for a February shooting that took the life of a nine-year-old boy.March 25, 2013
• 3 dead in St. Paul; no suspects sought
  Three people are dead after an incident in St. Paul on Sunday, found by police who responded to a call about an altercation in the 500 block of Victoria Street North at about 4:30 p.m.March 25, 2013
• NBC to air Sandusky interview on Monday
  NBC plans to air excerpts of jailhouse interviews with former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky next week, which his lawyer said were given to a documentary filmmaker working on a defense of Joe Paterno.March 25, 2013
• Cops find dead suspect after deploying robot
  The Minneapolis police say they deployed a robot on Friday night to resolve a situation that involved a hostage.March 23, 2013
• Wide range of potential outcomes on same-sex marriage
  The Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The federal law defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman and therefore keeps legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits that generally are available to married people. The cases will be argued Tuesday and Wednesday; rulings are not likely before late June.March 23, 2013
• Charges tossed against right-to-die ex-head
  A Minnesota judge has dismissed charges against the former head of a national right-to-die group accused in the death of an Apple Valley woman.March 22, 2013
• Caretaker charged with drinking old whiskey
  Fifty-two bottles of well-aged whiskey disappeared between his lips, police said, and now it's time for a western Pennsylvania man to settle up.March 22, 2013

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