July 19, 2016 Mississippi court hears rep's challenge over machine that speed-reads bills A Mississippi lawmaker is suing the Speaker of the state House for abusing a speed-reading machine that House members have referred to as the “demon chipmunk.”
June 27, 2016 Justices reject appeal over medical marijuana in Montana The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging a Montana law that limits medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients each.
June 23, 2016 Democrats, LGBT activists’ sinister plan to crack down on Christian schools If California Democrats have their way, Christian colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to require students attend chapel services or require them to profess a relationship with Jesus Christ.
June 9, 2016 California aid-in-dying law concerns some Latinos, blacks SAN DIEGO (AP) -- California on Thursday becomes the latest state to allow the terminally ill to legally choose to end their lives, raising worries among some people in the state's large Latino and African-American communities that poor people with serious illnesses could be pressured to take lethal drugs as a cheaper option to long-term care.
June 8, 2016 California judge censured for sex in chambers wins re-election A California judge who was censured for having sex with an intern and a lawyer in his chambers won re-election Tuesday over an opponent who promised to “restore integrity” to the bench.
June 6, 2016 Florida AG asked Trump for donation before declining to join Trump U. lawsuit Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates.
May 11, 2016 Parents turn to doctors, lawmakers to save school recess PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- When parents tell Dr. Gregory Fox their boisterous child was stuck in a classroom all day, the Rhode Island pediatrician takes out his notepad and writes a doctor's order to send to school.
May 8, 2016 Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash The sister of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was killed in a car accident Saturday in Arizona.
May 5, 2016 US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can't be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being sued and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
