A Pennsylvania prosecutor’s aggressive approach to so-called teenage sexting of explicit messages on cell phones has put him on the American Civil Liberties Union’s litigation list.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in a case that asks whether a documentary blasting Hillary Clinton is an electioneering communication subject to federal campaign finance restrictions.
Had a Florida bait and tackle shop covered up an offending fish painting with the U.S. flag, it could have avoided additional tickets under the Clearwater municipal sign ordinance.
Newly disclosed memos from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel sanctioned the use of military force against U.S. terrorists, curbs on free speech and the transfer of terrorism suspects…
When reporters and editors in Ohio need to know their rights to certain government documents or whether they must issue a retraction to a story, they don’t have to go…
Updated: At first, it was a painting of game fish on an exterior wall of a Florida bait and tackle shop that drew adverse attention from sign code enforcement…
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an Idaho law that bars local governments from making payroll deductions to pay for political activities by labor unions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide an establishment clause case involving a cross honoring service members who died and a congressional attempt to transfer the religious symbol to…
Ruling yesterday on free-speech grounds, the New Jersey Supreme Court said a municipal ordinance banning a labor union from displaying a 10-foot-tall inflatable rat at protest sites was a violation…
Updated: A 20-year-old student got an icy retort from Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday when she asked why cameras are not permitted in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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