The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an opt-out system doesn’t give sufficient protection to public sector employees who don’t want to pay special assessments for political activities of unions…
The U.S. Supreme Court has avoided the First Amendment issue in a ruling on behalf of broadcasters fighting an indecency finding for broadcasts of the F-word and nudity.
A 41-year-old Army psychiatrist charged in a fatal 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas was banned from attending a military court hearing there on Tuesday because he is…
Lawyers with the Alliance Defense Fund say they will appeal a decision holding that a Christian photographer’s studio violated New Mexico anti-bias laws by refusing to photograph a lesbian commitment…
A federal appeals court has ordered a judge to consider the religious rights of a defendant who claimed her Muslim religion prevented her from standing at the opening and close…
Cheryl Perich and attorney Walter Dellinger talk to reporters outside the Supreme Court after oral arguments were given last October. Americans United photo by Maria Matveeva.
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Corrected: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens said Wednesday that Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s “not true” response to President Obama’s comments on the Citizens United decision is among several indications…
Corrected: A federal judge on Monday ordered an Ohio school district to pay $20,000 in damages and court costs to a high school student who was prevented from wearing a…
Citizens United v. FEC was initially a case about a video critical of Hillary Clinton and whether a campaign finance law regulating TV advertising barred its on-demand broadcast before elections.…
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