January 29, 2016 Presidential politics: How to ensure conservative judicial nominees on the Supreme Court Questioning the presidential candidates about judicial appointments is vitally important.
January 11, 2016 Will Supreme Court allow government unions to override the First Amendment? Should public employees be forced to fund speech and activities they do not support? On January 11th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association, a case that seeks a definitive answer to these questions.
December 20, 2015 Judge tells Congress 'go to hell,' urges confrontation over furloughs A federal judge says it's time to tell Congress to “go to hell” for allowing the partial government shutdown and other recent actions that have significantly cut court funding.
December 20, 2015 Media groups present petition supporting reporter Organizations that advocate for news media have presented the Justice Department with a petition in support of New York Times reporter James Risen.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds voter ID law The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls, but the law remains blocked in federal court.
December 20, 2015 Complaint claims intellectual, developmentally disabled prevented from voting At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically denied that basic right in the nation's largest county.
December 20, 2015 AP source: DOJ won't ask NYT reporter about source A source familiar with the case says the Justice Department will not compel New York Times reporter James Risen to testify about his source at an upcoming trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information.
December 20, 2015 Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows warrantless vehicle searches Pennsylvania's highest court says police don't necessarily need a warrant to search a vehicle, but can do it based on reasonable probable cause.
December 20, 2015 IRS to revise regulations limiting activities of tax-exempt groups after outcry The Internal Revenue Service plans to rewrite proposed regulations limiting the political activities of the same type of tax-exempt groups the agency was accused of targeting after backlash from Republican lawmakers and politically active nonprofit groups.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court strikes down overall limits on political contributions The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled Wednesday that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give to candidates, political parties and political action committees are unconstitutional.
