Justice Clarence Thomas, a longtime opponent of racial preferences, criticized the “mantra” of affirmative action in a speech Tuesday to leaders of historically black colleges.
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for briefs and set a short deadline for the parties to address whether the justices should reconsider their decision that it is unconstitutional to…
A gag order has been issued by a federal judge who has been brought in from Florida to hear the criminal case against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of Texas,…
University of Florida law student Cary Aronovitz was only about a minute into his moot court argument when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. interrupted him with a question.
A federal appeals court has granted a stay of a judge’s order that White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten must turn over documents to a House committee probing the…
A federal court has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to weigh in on a question of state law: Can state judges ethically fill out questionnaires that ask them about their…
A federal appeals court has struck down a provision in the 2005 federal bankruptcy law that bars lawyers from advising clients to take on more debt before filing for bankruptcy.
A New Jersey judge’s insistence that a respondent should remove his sunglasses in her courtroom has put the outcome of his civil commitment hearing in doubt. Her focus on his…
Pakistani lawyers clashed with riot police in Islamabad as they protested dozens of appellate judges’ continued absence from the bench. The judges were ousted last year when former President Pervez…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of a suburban Pittsburgh pole dancing instructor who was denied an occupancy permit for her…
Seeking to put a stop to a serial killer that authorities say has been operating in the Los Angeles area for some 23 years, the L.A. City Council today approved…
Updated: Lawyers for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick only had a half-hour this morning to stop a hearing by the state’s governor that could result in their client’s ouster from office.
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