Federal Court Rules NSA Phone Surveillance Is Legal
While earlier this month, the U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon had ruled that the NSA surveillance program may be…
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Federal Judge Holds Ohio Ban on Same-Sex Marriages as Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy Black ruled this week that Ohio must recognize same-sex couples legally married out-of-state as married on…
Federal Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Utah
Judge Robert J. Shelby of the United States District Court struck down laws prohibiting same-sex marriage in Utah as unconstitutional…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Contraceptive Mandate with Terse Comments
Judge Brian Cogan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York struck down the contraception…
Federal Judge Casts Doubt on the Constitutionality of NSA’s Mass Surveillance
Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has created a stir by becoming the…
Judges of the Court of Appeals Question Need for Gitmo Genital Searches
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia grilled the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Appeals Court Judges Question Gitmo Genital Searches as Provocative
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia grilled the DOJ lawyers this week…
Federal Court Removes Tax-Exempt Housing Allowances for Clergy
In response to a lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation challenging federal income tax exemptions received by “ministers…
Abortion Clinics to Remain Open in Texas
The Planned Parenthood Women’s Health Center in Lubbock, the only abortion clinic over a 300-mile expanse of West Texas can…
Courts Suffering Under Sequestration Plea with Congress
Congress intended to cut some of the fat out of government spending, but in the process have cut out some…
Federal Court Dismisses Bloomberg Administration’s Challenge to ‘Living Wages’ Bill
The “living wages” bill, passed in 2012 required companies receiving over $1 million in tax breaks or financing from the…
Judge Finds Abercrombie & Fitch’s Hollister Stores Guilty of Discrimination
Abercrombie & Fitch was found by a judge to have failed in providing adequate facilities for the disabled, and will…