A 14-year-old Pennsylvania teen has been charged with desecration of a venerated object after apparently posting Facebook photos showing him engaged in a simulated sex act with a statue of…
The American Humanist Association says it may sue on behalf of an atheist soldier who wasn’t allowed to re-enlist in the Air Force because he wouldn’t take an oath with…
A former top lawyer for New York City is suing the municipality’s police department. She says she was arrested for simply standing on a public sidewalk in Times Square this…
A male teen who wears makeup on a regular basis claims in a lawsuit that the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles violated his constitutional rights by requiring him to…
An amicus brief by rap music scholars aims to help the U.S. Supreme Court decide when violent Facebook rants become a “true threat” that isn’t protected by the First Amendment.
An immigration judge in Los Angeles has sued the Justice Department for alleged discrimination and violations of her First Amendment rights after she was ordered to recuse in cases of…
Updated: Another night of confrontations between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, is raising questions about the town’s response to unrest after an officer’s shooting of an unarmed teen.
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