Supreme Court Says Torture Law Applicable only to People
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Palestinian Authority and PLO do not come under the ambit of the…
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Holly Fechner has previous experience serving under the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) as policy director and also had worked…
Record Amount of Americans Renounce Citizenship
In 2011, close to 1,800 people renounced their citizenship from the United States, according to the IRS. The IRS began…
Alsup: One Hard Judge
Judge William Alsup packs a heavy gavel. This guy is never late for work, arriving at 5:30 a.m. at the…
CA Man Sues Over Thong Discrimination
Based on the 14th amendment to the US Constitution's equal protection clause, a San Diego man is suing the city…
Supreme Court Stumped over Racial Cocaine Use and Fair Sentencing
It’s not racist, but racial. In 2010, the Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act to balance the sentencing over crack…
Warner Wins a Round over Superman
Seventy Four years ago, DC Comics, now owned by Warner Bros, had paid Siegel and Shuster $412 to acquire the…
George Zimmerman Attorney Files Motion for New Judge
The attorney for George Zimmerman, Mark O’Mara, has filed a request for Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler to step down from…
Court Upholds Challenge against Federal Laws on Pornography
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit reversed a case dismissed by a district judge in…
Lawsuit over Magic Trick Ownership
A lawsuit over ‘who owns that magic trick’ is pretty rare, and more so in the 21st century. But such…
Mega-legal Problems with Megaupload
While Megaupload has been shut down and its founder Kim Dotcom and others charged in one of the biggest Internet…
Google Fined $25,000 for Impeding U.S. Investigation
The fine may be small for Google, but the implications are big. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission imposed a…