December 29, 2015 A real-life horror story: You are a felon and you didn't even know it It is estimated that each American commits three felonies a day without ever knowing it.
December 21, 2015 ACLU sues government over international calls A civil liberties group sued the U.S. government Monday, saying various agencies have failed to provide adequate documents related to what it calls the sweeping monitoring of Americans' international communications.
December 21, 2015 'Counter-punch': Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal A federal judge in New York has ruled the National Security Agency's massive data collection program is legal, one week after another federal judge ruled the opposite.
December 21, 2015 Federal court declines to halt same-sex marriages in Utah A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that gay marriages can continue in Utah, denying a request from the state to halt same-sex weddings that have been occurring at a rapid rate since last week.
December 21, 2015 ICE director defends transport of illegal immigrant children as 'appropriate and legal' The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended the role of federal agents in transporting illegal immigrant children after a federal judge complained they were hand-delivering smuggled kids to parents in the United States.
December 21, 2015 Federal judge deals another blow to ObamaCare contraceptive mandate A federal judge granted an injunction this weekend that prevents the government from enforcing the ObamaCare mandate requiring religious groups across the country to provide insurance that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives.
December 21, 2015 Plaintiffs in gay marriage case marry in San Francisco, Los Angeles The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after an appeals court cleared the way for same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
December 21, 2015 Businesses again challenge union poster rules A prominent business group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging government rules that require federal contractors to display posters telling workers they have a legal right to form a union.
December 21, 2015 EPA fraudster sentenced for 'outrageous' CIA scam A high-ranking EPA official who bilked taxpayers out of nearly $1 million by pretending to be a CIA agent was sentenced Wednesday to 32 months in prison.
December 21, 2015 Federal appeals court vacates ban on US horse slaughter A federal appeals court has cleared the way for companies in New Mexico, Missouri and Iowa to resume domestic horse slaughter.
