Updated: The holiday display at a courthouse in Leesburg, Va., includes a Star Wars message and five atheist contributions under a new policy that grants permits for 10 displays on…
A new law that forbids protesters in Washington, D.C. from wearing masks while protesting outside residences came under fire this week from a law professor for its potential to infringe…
A constitutional book author who argued international bankers are promoting a one-world government is inspiring some Tea Party candidates, thanks to a Fox News television personality.
Justice John Paul Stevens has been more visible since his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, and now he’s taking on an even higher-profile role with a new book review…
A now-disbarred real estate lawyer and literature scholar has been sentenced to six months in jail for impersonating other academics in what the New York Post…
Ohio prison officials say they had no objection to a death-row inmate’s 17-minute prayer before his execution, but they did see the potential for future problems.
Following a Rolling Stone expose about how a judge in one Florida court handled foreclosure cases on Jacksonville’s “rocket docket,” officials swiftly made changes to improve public…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a $6.7 million verdict against a wireless provider accused of violating state consumer protection laws for false statements in an ad campaign against…
More than 40 years after a notorious incident at a 1969 Miami concert, Florida officials say they may be ready to pardon Doors front man Jim Morrison, who was convicted…
A Michigan prosecutor who attacked a student leader in a blog, calling him a “radical homosexual” and worse, and sought to get him fired from his job, has now himself…
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