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Most Americans remain opposed to overturning the controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which 40 years ago legalized abortion at least in the first three months of pregnancy, according to a poll released Wednesday.

A legal move Monday by the Obama administration greatly increases the odds that the US Supreme Court will take up the contentious issue of the new health care law during the court term that starts next week. And if it does, that would mean a ruling from the Supreme Court by next spring -- as the presidential campaign is well underway.

Troy Davis is executed in Georgia for the shooting of a policeman in 1989, after his final appeal was rejected by the US Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the military, rejecting a request by a gay rights group.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional sentences of life in prison without possible release for juveniles who commit a crime other than murder.