Conn. High Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Can Marry
Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.
Associated Press

Ore. Court Rules Frozen Embryos Can Be Destroyed
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ordered six frozen embryos destroyed after ruling they can be treated as personal property in a divorce.
By William McCall, Associated Press

Conn. Judge Reduces Mobster Killer's Sentence
A federal judge has cut seven years off the prison sentence of the man who killed reputed New Haven mob underboss William Grasso two decades ago, after tearful pleas that he was a changed man.
By John Christoffersen, Associated Press

Ohio High Court: Inmate Not Too Fat To Be Executed
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected arguments that a death row inmate is too fat to die by lethal injection.
Associated Press

Tenn. Court Awards Book Rights To Caregiver
The woman who took care of science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton in the final years of her life in Tennessee has been awarded the copyrights and royalties to most of her works.
By Kristen M. Hall, Associated Press

Massachusetts Judge Rejects Holocaust Memoir Suit
A woman who admitted fabricating a best-selling memoir about surviving the Holocaust by living with wolves cannot be sued by her former publisher because the lawsuit was filed too late, a Massachusetts judge ruled.
By Kristen M. Hall, Associated Press