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…
Updated: In fact, Mark Sanford, the South Carolina governor whose whereabouts were unknown for a week, wasn’t hiking the Appalachian Trail, as his staff had earlier suggested. He was in…
In a filing on behalf of three high-level government officials—including President Barack Obama—who are named as defendants, the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to dismiss a federal lawsuit by descendants…
Lawyers should not be considered creditors under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act and hence should not be subject to the red flags rule that requires creditors to detect…
When she developed aggressive breast cancer, a Texas nurse says, her insurer canceled her individual medical insurance policy. The purported reason was that she had failed to disclose information when…
Some congressional officials are privately expressing skepticism about government claims that overbroad collection of e-mail and telephone calls was accidental.
Concerns are being voiced as several congressional committees are investigating…
Deluged with new bankruptcy filings, the federal courts need more judges to keep the docket moving, a federal courts official told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee today.
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