December 20, 2015 Wyoming officials take EPA to court after ruling gives land to tribes Wyoming officials are taking the Environmental Protection Agency to court in a bid to reverse a sweeping agency ruling that transferred more than 1 million acres of land -- including an entire city -- to Native American tribes.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge rules Maine city's panhandling ban is unconstitutional The city's ban on panhandlers in traffic medians is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, setting aside the law that came under attack after it was adopted last summer.
December 20, 2015 Sen. Paul announces 'historic' class-action suit over NSA spying Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday announced what he described as one of the largest class-action lawsuits in history, taking President Obama and top intelligence officials to court over National Security Agency surveillance.
December 20, 2015 Federal court rules North Carolina 'Choose Life' license plate unconstitutional A three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a federal judge's ruling that the "Choose Life" license plate is unconstitutional.
December 20, 2015 Ex-contractor Stephen Kim pleads guilty in leak case, faces 13 months in prison Former government contractor Stephen Kim plans to plead guilty to leaking classified documents, as part of a plea deal that includes more than a year in prison.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge rules drivers allowed to flash headlights to warn of speed traps A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the St. Louis County town of Ellisville from arresting and prosecuting drivers who flash headlights to warn other drivers of nearby police and speed traps.
December 20, 2015 Justice Department dramatically expanding clemency use The Justice Department on Thursday asked lawyers around the country to help some drug prisoners prepare petitions for clemency, a dramatic expansion of President Barack Obama's action last month commuting the sentences of eight people he said were serving unduly harsh drug sentences.
December 20, 2015 California high court asked to take up high-speed rail Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Friday petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court rulings that have stalled progress on the state's high-speed rail project, one of the nation's most expensive public works projects.
December 20, 2015 Producer says conservative filmmakers have a 'target' on their backs D’Souza, the director of anti-Obama documentary “2016: Obama’s America,” is facing charges he violated federal campaign laws in 2012.
December 20, 2015 Federal judiciary websites hit by cyber attack A federal clerk from Arkansas told Fox Business the disruption to the judiciary’s websites appears to have been a “new national cyber-attack.”
