Judge strikes down law mandating sale of (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case (AP)
AP - A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions.
Grandmother, stepmother charged with running girl to death (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Alabama women were accused of murder on Wednesday for allegedly killing a young girl by forcing her to run for three hours without stopping, authorities said.
Texas man gets life in prison in torture case (AP)
AP - A Texas man who kidnapped his former neighbor and tortured her while holding her captive nearly two weeks was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
Union sues to block Indiana's right-to-work law (AP)
AP - Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation.
Ex-lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder (Reuters)
Reuters - A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend.
Restitution gap in massive credit card scheme case (AP)
AP - Attorneys for a Canadian man convicted in what investigators said was one of the largest credit card schemes in U.S. history tediously denied Wednesday that he owes nearly $750,000 in restitution by challenging dozens of his alleged victims one-by-one in court.
Report: Maryland man at Gitmo reaches plea deal (AP)
AP - The U.S. has reportedly reached a plea deal with a former Maryland man held at Guantanamo accused of joining al-Qaida and participating in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots.
Conn. mom pleads guilty in school residency case (AP)
AP - A Connecticut woman who was homeless has pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling her son in the wrong school district.
Michigan man pleads guilty in explosives case (AP)
AP - A Michigan man accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives with enough potential firepower to equal the Oklahoma City bombing has pleaded guilty to one count, though his attorney insisted Wednesday that his client had no violent intentions.
Ex-mine official charged in fatal W. Virginia blast (Reuters)
Reuters - The former superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion was charged on Wednesday with felony conspiracy for tipping off employees to safety inspections and concealing dangerous violations, authorities said.
Suspect in Capitol bomb sting waives court hearing (AP)
AP - A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of an FBI sting will remain in jail while he awaits trial after he waived his right to a detention hearing Wednesday.
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