8505 ABA Journal Constitutional Law articles.
A federal appeals court has refused to rehear a decision holding that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.
The March decision by a three-judge panel of…
May 9, 2007 4:09 PM CDT
Putting one’s hand on the Bible to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth is a relic of history in most American courtrooms today.…
May 9, 2007 2:29 AM CDT
A New York judge has upheld a ban on cell phones at public schools.
Judge Lewis Bart Stone said the ban was reasonable and did not violate the Constitution, according…
May 8, 2007 2:17 PM CDT
Several liberal law professors are concluding that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.
Scholarship by Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe and others has changed the debate…
May 7, 2007 1:21 PM CDT
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would expand the definition of hate crimes to cover wrongdoing motivated by a victim’s “gender, sexual orientation, gender identity” or disability.
…May 4, 2007 1:11 PM CDT
A federal appeals court is allowing a prisoner to pursue a claim that he was exposed to excessive tobacco smoke that caused so much discomfort it violated the ban on…
May 3, 2007 7:49 PM CDT
President Bush is threatening to veto a bill that expands hate crimes legislation to protect against crimes motivated by gender or sexual orientation.
May 3, 2007 7:21 PM CDT
A former environmental rights radical is awaiting trial in San Diego for explaining in a speech how to make an incendiary device.
Rod Coronado maintains he had a First Amendment…
May 3, 2007 1:15 PM CDT
Ads that read “You May Be Owed Money!” and invite readers to check a state-run Web site aren’t enough to protect property owners’ rights to unclaimed assets, a federal appeals…
May 2, 2007 7:34 PM CDT
The Ohio Supreme Court has struck down a law that allowed prosecutors to reject requests for DNA testing by some inmates.
The court said prosecutors, who are part of the…
May 2, 2007 7:21 PM CDT
D.C. Circuit ruling turns on an ethics committee confidentiality rule; congressman could be out more than $500,000.
May 2, 2007 1:35 PM CDT
The new director of national intelligence says the president has the constitutional authority to order domestic wiretaps without seeking approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court.
Michael McConnell told the…
May 2, 2007 1:23 PM CDT
A Washington Post column takes President Bush to task, claiming he violates the spirit of Law Day.
The Post column by Ruth Marcus notes that Bush signed the…
May 1, 2007 5:22 PM CDT
Justice John Paul Stevens was the lone—and sarcastic—dissenter in yesterday’s Supreme Court decision barring liability for a sheriff’s deputy who rammed a fleeing car, causing an accident that paralyzed the…
May 1, 2007 1:44 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that asks whether President Bush may order a state court to abide by an international court ruling.
The case involves…
Apr 30, 2007 8:24 PM CDT
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