Wisconsin abortion law ruled unconstitutional in federal court
A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. See also: Supreme Court to hear first...
View ArticleFederal court rules Wisconsin abortion law unconstitutional
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. The 7th U.S....
View ArticleVermont Lawsuit a Test Case for GMO-Labeling Laws and the First Amendment...
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) November 24, 2015 | Legal Memorandum on Legal Issues By Andrew Kloster Vermont’s Act 120, scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2016, is the country’s third...
View ArticleFederal court rules Wisconsin abortion law unconstitutional
A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
View ArticleSex offender registration rules upheld by high court
Requiring convicted sex offenders to register their address with authorities is not cruel and unusual punishment, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a 7-2 decision in a case from Clark County....
View ArticleSupreme Court Media Releases - November 12, 2015 (Oregon Judicial Department)
(Source: Oregon Judicial Department) 1b9dd961-e187-40fd-ad6e-ca11162a4e0c.pdf SUPREME COURT Media Release COPIES: Contact: Copies of the slip opinions may be obtained from the Appellate Records...
View ArticleCan “In God We Trust” be displayed on police cars?
The state of Texas and a group promoting the separation of church and state don’t see eye-to-eye over a growing practice of police cars displaying the motto “In God We Trust.” View photo. Last week,...
View ArticleRick Perry charges improper, dangerous, court told
Charging former Gov. Rick Perry with crimes related to his legal use of a veto in 2013 was improper and dangerous, a defense lawyer argued Wednesday in urging the state’s highest criminal court to...
View ArticleFacebook Class Action Privacy Case Goes to Austria's Top Court
More than 25,000 people have so far signed on to join privacy advocate Max Schrems' complaint against Facebook. However, it will be up to the Austrian Supreme Court to decide whether they can make...
View ArticleFacebook Class Action Privacy Case Goes to Austria's Supreme Court
More than 25,000 people have so far signed on to join privacy advocate Max Schrems' complaint against Facebook. However, it will be up to the Austrian Supreme Court to decide whether they can make...
View ArticleWake judge rules against teen facing off against NC on climate change
Hallie Turner, the 13-year-old girl who took North Carolina to court over climate change, received disappointing news the day before Thanksgiving. A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled against her...
View ArticleUS Court dismisses SFJ law suit against Facebook for blocking its page in India
JALANDHAR: A US Federal Court has dismissed petition filed by Sikhs For Justice against Facebook for blocking former's page in India. This happens when Ministry of Communication and Information...
View ArticleFederal Court: Restrictive WI Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional, Endangers...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. The 7th U.S....
View ArticleUS appeals court upholds ban on political ads on public TV and radio
Justices reject argument that ban violates constitution and led stand 1981 federal statute by 8-3 majority...
View ArticleEconomic Liberty and the Constitution: An Introduction (The Heritage Foundation)
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) Contributors Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E....
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds freedom of speech on internet, strikes down draconian law
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday fortified the right to freedom of speech and liberty by striking down as 'unconstitutional' Section 66A of Information Technology Act,...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-U.S. court OKs ban on political ads on public stations
* Congress sought to protect programming decisions * 9th Circuit rejects First Amendment challenge By Jonathan Stempel Dec 2 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Monday upheld a federal ban...
View ArticleAttorney general appeals ruling allowing Lenexa man’s removal from sex...
WICHITA — The attorney general urged the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a district judge’s decision that allowed a child molester’s name to be removed from the state’s offender list. The...
View ArticleSocial network ban for sex offenders illegal, NC judges rule
A North Carolina appeals court panel says the state's requirement barring registered...
View ArticleMan fights designation as a sexual offender
Travis Blankenship is marked with what one judge describes as an undeserved “scarlet letter” — that of a sex offender. Blankenship was 21, working part time at a department store and a few hours away...
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