The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling allowing a Texas school board to open their meetings with a student-led public prayer. By affirming the lower court ruling, the...
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker and Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. . In Microsoft Corp. v. Baker the court heard arguments on whether a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee continued confirmation hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Gorsuch faced numerous questions and concerns by Democrats on issues of abortion, gun control and campaign spending....
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Murr v. Wisconsin and Howell v. Howell . In Murr v. Wisconsin , the court heard arguments regarding whether "parcel as a whole" in a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on Monday for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch . Each of the 20 senators on the committee, as well as Gorsuch himself, began the hearing by providing opening statements. Democrat...
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the detainment of a Volkwagen AG (VW) executive charged in the company's emissions scandal. Judge Sean Cox of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that...
The House Budget Committee on Thursdayapproved a proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 19-17 vote, which received opposition from both parties, sends the American Health Care Act to...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictments of four Russian individuals in connection with hacking e-mail accounts on Wednesday. The DOJ indicted two members of the Russian intelligence agency FSB as well as two...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a lawsuit by members of a California Native American tribe over land access on Tuesday. The court ruled that the federal Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA)...
The Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Tuesday that there is a need to establish courts and bring prosecutions against those who have committed rights abuses. Yasmin Sooka stated ...
