Sean Lengell

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A Supreme Court visitor takes pictures with her cell phone outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, during a hearing. The Supreme Court is considering whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court raises concerns over warrantless cellphone searches

Sean Lengell · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - This May 31, 2011 file photo shows Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. in his Senate office in Little Rock, Ark. Boozman is undergoing surgery at an Arkansas hospital. Boozman's office issued only a brief statement Tuesday morning saying the Republican "is receiving excellent care." Boozman's staff wouldn't say what type of surgery the 62-year-old senator is having but that more information will be released later. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Sen. John Boozman released from hospital after heart surgery

Sean Lengell · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Privacy advocates and defense lawyers say that because cellphones potentially contain vast amounts of personal information unrelated to a person's arrest, they should be off limits to a police search without a warrant. (Thinkstock)

Supreme Court to address key privacy rights cases

Sean Lengell · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Rep. Vance McAllister, a Republican of Louisiana, waits to be sworn in at the Capitol in Washington in this Nov. 21, 2013, photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Kissing congressman’ Vance McAllister of Louisiana won’t seek re-election

Sean Lengell · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy says ‘Negro’ comments shouldn’t be offensive

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy says ‘Negro’ comments shouldn’t be offensive

Sean Lengell · April 25, 2014 4:00 am

FDA proposes banning sales of e-cigarettes to youths

FDA proposes banning sales of e-cigarettes to youths

Sean Lengell · April 24, 2014 4:00 am

Political figures disavow Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s racial comments

Political figures disavow Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s racial comments

Sean Lengell · April 24, 2014 4:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaking in Philadelphia. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a federal law limits how much money victims of child pornography can recover from people who viewed their Images online, throwing out a nearly $3.4 million judgment in favor of a woman whose childhood rape has been widely seen on the Internet. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Supreme Court sets limits on child porn restitution

Sean Lengell · April 23, 2014 4:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, left, talks with Secretary of National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Petro Zadorozhnyy, Pool)

Sen. Bob Corker wants tougher sanctions on Russia

Sean Lengell · April 23, 2014 4:00 am

A national survey, conducted by researchers in the University of Michigan Health System, showed that 69 percent of adults support universal birth control coverage. (Thinkstock)

Study: Most Americans support Obamacare’s birth control coverage

Sean Lengell · April 23, 2014 4:00 am

Lead counsel Michael Carvin speaks to members of the media in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser looks on April 22, 2014 in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Supreme Court raises concerns over Ohio law that punishes campaign lies

Sean Lengell · April 22, 2014 4:00 am

Sen. John Boozman had emergency surgery Tuesday for an unspecified medical condition, his office said. (AP Photo)

Sen. John Boozman has emergency heart surgery

Sean Lengell · April 22, 2014 4:00 am