December 21, 2015 Judge deals blow to NSA phone data program A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records likely violates the Constitution, in a major setback for the controversial spy agency.
December 20, 2015 Pennsylvania Catholic groups win ObamaCare reprieve Two Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses have won a delay in having to comply with what they argue are controversial mandates in ObamaCare that would go against their religious values.
December 20, 2015 Federal court to hear pivotal DNA collection case as similar laws spread across country Lily Haskell was arrested while attending a peace rally in San Francisco in March 2009.
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 US-Mexico border groups want efficient crossings Under the watch of a Border Patrol agent, U.S. and Mexican pastors set up two small altars -- one on each side of a towering border fence -- for their Sunday service that spans two countries.
December 20, 2015 Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in Colorado, Washington state The Justice Department said Thursday it would not challenge state laws in Colorado and Washington that allow for the medical and recreational use of marijuana as long as drug sales don’t conflict with a set of new federal enforcement policies.
December 20, 2015 Facebook demands DEA stop using fake profile pages to conduct investigations The social networking giant said in a letter Friday it wants assurances that the federal agency is no longer using fake profile pages to conduct investigations.
December 20, 2015 Day of legal confusion in Nev. leaves gay couples in limbo County clerks in Nevada turned away gay couples eager to marry Wednesday amid a flurry of conflicting court decisions, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked partners in Idaho moments before they would have picked up marriage licenses.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court likely to allow Muslim inmate's beard Supreme Court justices appeared united Tuesday as they picked apart prison rules in Arkansas that allow full Afros and mustaches, but no beards, in a case about a Muslim inmate's claim that his religious beliefs require that he be allowed to keep a half-inch beard.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court takes up religious bias case over hijab The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed.
