A New York City court erred by requiring a transgender man to provide medical documentation before permitting him to change his name, a Manhattan state appeals court panel ruled today,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay barring release of the names of those who signed a petition circulated by a group opposing Washington state’s expanded domestic partnership law.
A perfect storm of political unrest, generational conflict and a biased judge set the stage for a 1969 trial that is still memorable 40 years later for its drama and…
Responding to a claim that Anthony McKinney has spent 31 years in an Illinois prison for a murder he didn’t commit, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office has asked for…
Sentenced to a 120-day jail term for harshly criticizing a judge, other court officials and a prosecutor in a legal filing, attorney Carl Smith, 62, is asking the Missouri Supreme…
A lawyer who challenged a foundation’s right to endorse military chaplains claims in a lawsuit that representatives of the organization are inciting violence against him through their prayers.
A few defamation suits are being filed and threatened over short 140-character rants posted to Twitter, spurring one First Amendment expert to suggest a defense: Tweets shouldn’t be taken so…
The golden era of undisclosed freebies may soon be over for bloggers and celebrities. Those who provide testimonials about products and services will now have to report, under new Federal…
A Louisiana death row inmate who claims she shouldn’t be executed because she suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome is one of several litigants whose cases were denied review today by…
The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket that includes two kinds of videos (one opposing Hillary Clinton and another featuring dogfights), a cross in the…
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