A recording of a man refusing what the Transportation Security Administration refers to as a “standard pat down” search at the San Diego airport over the weekend and what he…
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to leave in place the American military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy concerning service members with a same-sex orientation, while an appeal of…
Citing unidentified sources, NPR is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice has decided not to pursue any charges over the destruction of videotapes showing harsh interrogation techniques…
U.S. laws don’t prevent the government from forcibly transferring terrorism suspects to third countries, even when they could be subjected to torture there, a CIA lawyer says.
Google Inc. has turned the tables on the feds, alleging that the U.S. Department of the Interior has illegally restricted competition among potential bidders for an e-mail contract by requiring…
Federal regulators have announced a $75 million pact with Verizon Wireless concerning some $50 million charged to about 15 million customers in “mystery” data fees of $1.99 per megabyte.
Late Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency request from the Justice Department for a stay that would allow the…
Corrected: The Obama administration asked the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to immediately suspend the ruling overturning the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays…
Trial lawyers representing investors, injured people and consumers have donated millions of dollars this election cycle to Democratic political candidates.
Amid speculation that Democrats will lose control of Congress, some…
A lawyer for the group that successfully challenged the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay and lesbian troops tells the Associated Press that the…
Developing: Perhaps 100 people have been arrested in California, Georgia, Ohio, New Mexico and New York, in a record-breaking Medicare fraud case that allegedly involved $100 million in bogus billings…
A federal judge in Southern California issued an injunction today that bans the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy concerning gay and lesbian service members…
Two people ejected from a presidential speech because of their car’s bumper sticker have lost their bid to have their case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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