In a letter to the National College Athletic Association made public today, the U.S. Department of Justice announces that it is considering an antitrust probe…
The White House has retreated from initial claims that Osama bin Laden was armed when he was killed early Monday by U.S. forces, spurring critics to question whether his shooting…
In an emergency effort to prevent floodwater from inundating towns in Illinois and Kentucky, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last night blasted a hole in a levee near Cairo,…
In a case that involves the powers of all three branches of government, the U.S. Supreme Court has accepted an appeal that seeks to enforce a federal law allowing an…
You can probably name all 9 Supreme Court justices. But most people can't even name one. How can we change this for the younger generation? ABA Podcast moderator Stephanie Francis Ward spoke with educators and experts about why civics ed matters in a constitutional democracy and how some young folks are already putting their lessons into action.
Taking steps to put an end to a simmering constitutional controversy, President Obama has posted his long-form birth certificate online showing he was born in Honolulu.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a settlement between an advocacy group for the blind and the Law School Admission Council, which has agreed to modify its Apr 26, 2011 8:11 PM CDT
Responding to complaints made by an attorney on behalf of a Harvard Law School student, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating whether the HLS policy…
Pepperdine University law professor Douglas Kmiec has resigned as the American ambassador to Malta after the State Department’s inspector general criticized his work promoting better relations between religions.
An audit report by the acting inspector general of the Troubled Asset Relief Program has questioned billings by Venable and other law firms, saying that they are often vague and…
Federal regulators and more than a dozen of the nation’s biggest mortgage servicers announced yesterday that they have reached a settlement over what reportedly have been widespread shoddy practices related…
The Seminole Tribe of Florida recently received a letter from Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson, stating that he regretted his staff likening 1800s history involving the Native American group to…
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