A Florida lawyer who called a judge an “evil, unfair witch” on a blog has submitted a brief with the Florida Supreme Court that contends his comments were protected by…
Former California Gov. Pete Wilson is floating the idea of a state constitutional amendment addressing public distaste for judicial candidates’ campaign statements.
A federal appeals court has ruled that scientist Steven Hatfill is a public figure and his libel suit against the New York Times for identifying him as an anthrax suspect…
A federal judge has dismissed a second defamation lawsuit filed by former Congressman Gary Condit against writer Dominick Dunne for comments in connection with the case of a murdered intern.
A year after a CBS station in Chicago aired an embarrassing tape showing a rival reporter wearing a bikini at the home of a source, the reporter has answered with…
A former applicant for the Justice Department’s honors program has filed a suit that contends his First Amendment rights were violated when he was denied a job because of his…
Saying that it could apply to a drugstore selling a romance novel or a widow making a few bucks by selling her husband’s Playboy magazines at a garage sale, a…
The family of an African-American inmate apparently slain in an isolation cell after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a white Prince George’s County, Maryland, police officer…
The Texas Supreme Court has held the First Amendment protects a church from liability for an exorcism performed on a teen who claims the incident traumatized her.
The future of some campaign finance laws may be at risk under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling yesterday striking down the so-called “Millionaire’s Amendment,” according to a law professor who…
A Texas grand jury apparently investigating alleged sexual abuse of girls by a polygamous religious sect reportedly tried to call an attorney for one 16-year-old, Natalie Malonis, to testify yesterday.
A court-appointed lawyer for a 16-year-old member of a polygamous religious sect was reportedly under armed guard today as she arrived for a Texas grand jury hearing in an ongoing…
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