December 20, 2015 Judge suspends activity in Fast and Furious case A judge has suspended activity in a dispute over documents between the Justice Department and Congress because of the government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Michigan's gay marriage ban faces court challenge Wednesday Two Detroit-area nurses wanted to adopt each other's children, not rewrite Michigan law on gay marriage. But their lawsuit could end up overturning a 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that passed by a landslide.
December 20, 2015 New charges in Blackwater shootings The Justice Department Thursday brought fresh charges against four former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors, resurrecting an internationally charged case over a deadly 2007 shooting on the streets of Baghdad.
December 20, 2015 Fed judge allows case challenging ObamaCare penalties to continue A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a case to go forward challenging the constitutionality of imposing tax penalties under ObamaCare on those who fail to buy health insurance.
December 20, 2015 Justice Department sues North Carolina over voter law The Justice Department announced Monday that it is suing the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new voter ID rules.
December 20, 2015 Jeb Bush joins Gov. Jindal in demanding feds drop lawsuit against Louisiana over school vouchers Jindal, a Republican considering a 2016 presidential bid, said Obama and Holder are denying students in his state the same opportunities their own children enjoy.
December 20, 2015 Court sides with feds in dispute over California oyster farm closure A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar not to renew the lease of a popular oyster farm operating in the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California.
December 20, 2015 Former FBI agent to plead guilty in AP leak case, child porn charges The former FBI agent who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges earlier this year will also plead guilty to leaking classified information about an Al Qaeda bomb plot to The Associated Press - in a case of spilled secrets that the Justice Department called one of the most serious in U.S. history.
December 20, 2015 Inmate one step closer to getting Virginia to shell out $20k for her sex-change operation An inmate is one step closer getting Virginia to pay for her sex-change operation.
December 20, 2015 DOJ suit against airline merger further alienates unions The Obama administration is again facing criticism from Big Labor, one of the president's top political supporters, this time for trying to block the American Airlines-US Airways merger.
