December 20, 2015 California's foie gras ban waddles to the Supreme Court California’s ban on force-feeding ducks and geese to produce foie gras could become an entrée on the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer menu. According to a state law that was adopted in 2004 but didn’t take effect until two years ago, “a product may not be sold in California if it is the result of force-feeding a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size,” the typical method of producing the rich and buttery delicacy.
December 20, 2015 U.S. Senate Democrats introduce bill to counter Hobby Lobby decision Several U.S. Senate Democrats are fast-tracking a bill, the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act, they say will counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision.
December 20, 2015 Judge says Supreme Court should ‘STFU’ on Hobby Lobby A Nebraska federal judge is making headlines again, this time for writing on his blog that the U.S. Supreme Court should have “STFU” rather than weigh in on the Hobby Lobby case.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court takes a stand for limited government — again and again The Supreme Court is the most libertarian branch of the federal government.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court ruling revives ObamaCare backlash Any time ObamaCare is in the headlines -- especially when its various mandates are concerned -- it reminds opponents why they don't like the law. This week's Supreme Court decision limiting the law's requirement on employers to provide free contraceptive coverage was no different.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court grants Wheaton College plea A divided Supreme Court has agreed to allow an evangelical college in Illinois that objects to paying for contraceptives in its health plan to avoid filling out a government document that the college says would violate its religious beliefs.
December 20, 2015 Often-split court agrees your privacy matters Supreme Court justices found more common ground than usual this year, and nowhere was their unanimity more surprising than in a ruling that police must get a judge's approval before searching the cell phones of people they've arrested.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court ruling could cost unions millions The Supreme Court ruling that struck down coercive union membership among Illinois home health workers could cost unions tens of millions of dollars, according to labor observers.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court rules ObamaCare provision can't force some employers to cover contraception The Supreme Court ruled Monday that certain "closely held" for-profit businesses can cite religious objections in order to opt out of a requirement in ObamaCare to provide free contraceptive coverage for their employees.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court clears way for California ban on gay conversion therapy The justices turned aside a legal challenge brought by supporters of so-called conversion or reparative therapy.
