Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. made it clear during oral arguments on Tuesday that he wasn’t happy with footnote 9 in a brief by the Solicitor General’s office.
Liberty University’s lawsuit challenging the Obama health care law will be heard by the Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as a result of action by the U.S.…
The Nevada Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether a judge or the adoptive parents of a 32-year-old mentally disabled woman who became pregnant while living in a group…
Six weeks after getting his driver’s license, Christopher Tiegreen—a friendly, outgoing 16-year-old who played soccer and sang in his high school chorus—was in a car collision near his home in…
Shooting down a common prosecutorial argument regarding California’s medical marijuana laws, a state appellate court found Wednesday that nonprofit dispensaries can legally sell pot to members, even if the members…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating five deaths and one nonfatal heart attack, linked to Monster Energy, a highly caffeinated beverage.
In an ongoing effort to determine how many patients at a New Hampshire medical center may allegedly have been infected by a rogue medical technician with hepatitis C, an assistant…
Updated: A college student who says he overcame same-sex attractions as a result of therapy is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a California law that bans such treatment…
An in-house lawyer acquitted on charges of obstructing a government agency’s inquiry told lawyers on Monday that she learned an important lesson during the ordeal.
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