States are “outmanned, outgunned, and in the midst of a national crisis” of gang violence, as Sen. Dianne Feinstein puts it, requiring federal intervention and federalization of gang-related crimes, according…
A Michigan law banning late-term abortions is unconstitutional because it is overly broad and “unduly burdens” a woman’s right to an abortion, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided…
Freed from prison on Friday after serving eight years for helping an ailing man commit suicide, Jack Kevorkian lost no time in stirring up new controversy.
New legislation in Nebraska that strengthens regulation of kennel operations is reportedly part of a national focus on eliminating so-called puppy mills that breed dogs under questionable conditions and pet…
Effectively admitting that it made a mistake two years ago, the Illinois legislature passed a law yesterday saying that juveniles convicted of sex offenses no longer have to register publicly…
A Massachusetts man who tricked a woman into having sex with him by impersonating her boyfriend – and his brother – in the middle of the night cannot be prosecuted…
An anti-immigrant bill signed by the Oklahoma state governor this week won’t be effective until Nov. 1, but is already raising concerns about how it will be enforced.
An Irish court has ruled that a pregnant 17-year-old who is in the care of the government has the right to travel to England for a legal abortion, as some…
Maryland’s governor signed the nation’s first statewide “living wage” law this week, requiring state contractors to pay workers at least $8.50 per hour and $11.30 per hour in expensive urban…
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