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Supreme Court issues new regulation banning protests on marble plaza
June 14, 2013 by Kimberly Bennett
The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued a new regulation barring any demonstration within the Supreme Court building or grounds, excluding the surrounding sidewalks, if the activity is "reasonably likely to draw a crowd or onlookers." In order to "maintain suitable order and decorum within the.... [more]
Former DOJ prosecutor sues over surveillance programs
June 14, 2013 by Kimberly Bennett
Activist attorney and former government prosecutor Larry Klayman filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the government's recently revealed phone data collection. Klayman, founder of the political advocacy group Freedom Watch,.... [more]
Federal judge strikes down law prohibiting demonstrations at Supreme Court
June 13, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down a law banning protests and demonstrations in the plaza of the US Supreme Court. Enacted in 1949, the law served to protect the grounds from vandalism but also prohibited processions, parades and the display of.... [more]
Federal appeals court allows US Trade Representative to withhold documents
June 9, 2013 by Addison Morris
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the US Trade Representative (USTR) can legally withhold classified documents regarding free trade negotiations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). US District Court Judge Richard Roberts ruled last year that.... [more]
Federal court upheld Internet wiretap law [this day at law]
June 9, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On June 9, 2006, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a ruling that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could require broadband Internet companies and Internet phone service providers to comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The.... [more]
Federal appeals court rules bin Laden photos may remain classified
May 22, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no legal obligation to release photos of Osama bin Laden after his death. The decision was in response to a Freedom of Information Act request seeking to have more than 50.... [more]
Federal appeals court strikes down NLRB mandate to post union rights
May 7, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cannot require businesses to post a notice in the workplace about employees' rights to unionize. In 2011 the NLRB issued a regulation requiring employers to post their.... [more]
Iowa General Assembly passed gay rights bill [this day at law]
April 25, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On April 25, 2007, the Iowa General Assembly passed a bill that granted equal opportunity protections to gay and lesbian individuals in areas of housing, employment and education. The bill was a precursor to the Iowa Supreme Court overturning Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage. Today, Iowa is one of.... [more]
DC Circuit to reconsider overturned conviction of al Qaeda media director
April 23, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed Tuesday to an en banc review of its January decision vacating the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama Bin Laden. A three-judge panel ruled in January that the military tribunal....... [more]
President Lincoln abolished slavery in District of Columbia [this day at law]
April 16, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 16, 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" into law. The act abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and created a three-commissioner panel to review petitions for compensation from.... [more]
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