John Thompson was convicted of murder in New Orleans in 1985 . After a trial where he opted not to […]
Earlier this week, the DOJ Civil Rights Division announced that it was launching a formal investigation into use of force
Politico reports that Planned Parenthood, an organization that had been very critical of the compromises accepted by the Obama administration in the context of the health care debate, is much more confident that its interests will be protected in the context of the ongoing budget battle with budget-hawk conservatives.
Kids will be kids, but ‘sexting’ may lead to federal child pornography charges and sex offender registration for the nation’s youth. ‘Sexting’ is a growing phenomenon among adolescents: equipped with cell phones and teenage dreams, adolescents ‘sext’ when they take nude or semi-nude photographs and text or email them to friends or significant others.
The Supreme Court recently heard a pair of challenges to an Arizona law that provides public financing for candidates who
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday on a challenge to the certification of a class-action lawsuit on behalf of
Today the Supreme Court hears the most recent campaign-finance challenge, the first since ruling in 2010’s Citizens United v. Federal
Just over two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Caperton v. Massey, a case involving the
The New York Times commemorates the centennial of the famous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This accumulation of blog posts considers:
The Arizona Senate’s recent rejection of multiple immigration bills – designed, among other things, to challenge birthright citizenship for children of
The Washington Post today reports on a new poll showing that the momentum in favor of same-sex marriage has finally
