The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a narcoleptic Lutheran school teacher who claimed retaliation when her church school refused to rehire her after disability leave.
The unanimous Jan 11, 2012 3:57 PM CST
A federal appeals court in Denver today gave a green light to a lawsuit over an Oklahoma voter initiative that approved a state constitutional amendment banning state courts from looking…
Jan 10, 2012 8:59 PM CST
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A retirement community in Leesburg, Fla., now has a 6½-foot-tall menorah inside its social hall as a result of a lawsuit filed by a resident who is a rabbi and…
Dec 22, 2011 4:02 PM CST
An Islamic imam who oversees a mosque in Ghaziabad, India, has declared a marriage void on the basis of a text message a man sent to his wife stating “talaq”…
Dec 15, 2011 6:19 PM CST
Responding to alleged attacks that had struck fear into the hearts of residents of pacifist Amish communities in multiple Midwestern states, federal authorities raided the Ohio compound of a breakaway…
Nov 23, 2011 9:55 PM CST
Benetton’s new “Unhate” ad campaign showing photoshopped pictures of world leaders smooching each other on the lips has managed to generate lots of free publicity—as well as legal action.
The…
Nov 18, 2011 1:43 PM CST
Justice Clarence Thomas sees a lost opportunity to “provide clarity to an establishment clause jurisprudence in shambles” in the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal today to take up a case involving…
Oct 31, 2011 3:43 PM CDT
Updated: A law professor who targeted Catholic University of America over its plan to bring back same-sex dorms has filed a new complaint…
Oct 31, 2011 1:50 PM CDT
Lawyers disagree on the impact of a Florida appeals court’s refusal to block a Hillsborough judge from using Islamic law in a dispute involving a mosque.
The appellate court in…
Oct 26, 2011 1:04 PM CDT
Justice Antonin Scalia took a hard line as the U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether a Lutheran school teacher may bring a retaliation suit for her firing.
The teacher, Cheryl…
Oct 6, 2011 2:33 PM CDT
An inmate on death row for murdering his estranged wife and brother-in-law in an Ohio domestic relations courtroom is pursuing a federal civil rights suit over the state prison system’s…
Oct 3, 2011 5:54 PM CDT
It’s the first Monday in October, which means it’s a big day for Supreme Court previews.
In a story published on Friday, the Atlantic ranks the top 10…
Oct 3, 2011 1:15 PM CDT
Glenn Hendrix has been in Pakistan training lawyers in ADR. A shoeless Hendrix is pictured here in May outside of Mazar-e-Quaid, the tomb of Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. All visitors to the grounds are required to remove their shoes. Photo courtesy of Glenn Hendrix.
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