Updated: Police arrested four abortion opponents, among them Norma McCorvey, aka plaintiff “Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade, saying they disrupted the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings at the U.S. Senate…
The Ave Maria School of Law claims in court papers that three former professors suing the school were ministerial employees, making the Catholic institution exempt from…
The Nevada Supreme Court says a Las Vegas man should be able to get the word “hoe” on his license plate, despite an Urban Dictionary definition that says it is…
New York City, without admitting liability, will pay a $10,000 settlement to a fan who was ejected from a New York Yankees game in August after attempting to leave his…
There are many ways to celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s April 13 birthday: a visit to the nation’s capital; a reading of the Declaration of Independence; cupcakes, perhaps.
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled a special September session to consider whether it should overturn earlier rulings upholding limits on corporate and union campaign contributions.
The U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision today in a case brought by white firefighters challenging a decision to throw out a promotional exam because no blacks got top…
Yesterday’s arrest of a so-called hate blogger for allegedly posting material on the Internet that threatened the lives of three federal judges in Chicago is sparking debate about permissible political…
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Seattle’s efforts to regulate balloon artist “Magic Mike” Berger and other street performers violates the First Amendment.
Blogger and occasional Internet talk show host Harold Charles “Hal” Turner was arrested by federal agents today at his New Jersey home on charges that he threatened on his website…
FBI documents recently released to the Associated Press following a Freedom of Information Act request reveal a national effort by the law enforcement agency to stop the…
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