The Wisconsin Assembly voted Thursday to approve one of the country's broadest bans on human cloning in the state where embyonic stem cell research was pioneered and...

Marine Forests Society, et al. v. California Coastal Commission, et al., Supreme Court of California, June, 23, 2005 ....

The People v. Sorden, Supreme Court of California, June 23, 2005 . Excerpt:We now hold that the willfulness element of the offense may be negated by...

Exxon Mobil Corp v. Allapattah Services and Ortega v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc., Supreme Court of the United States, June 23, 2005 [ruling 5-4 that a rule requiring a federal court claim in a diversity action to be worth $75,000 is...

The US Supreme Court's Thursday ruling in Kelo v. New London allowing local governments to expropriate private property for development has sparked intense negative reaction from defenders of private property rights, with a number hailing this...

Halbert v. Michigan, Supreme Court of the United States, June 23, 2005 . Excerpt from...

Kelo v. New London, Supreme Court of the United States, June 23, 2005 [ruling 5-4 that a local government authority can expropriate private property — land, homes and businesses — for private redevelopment that would confer economic benefits on the...

Democracy at Risk: The 2004 Election in Ohio, Democratic National Conmittee, June 22, 2005 . Read the full text of...

Mexico's House voted for an constiutional amendment Thursday that expunges the death penalty language from the country's present constitution by a margin of 412-0. The amendment calls for the current language to...

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the membership configuration of the California Coastal Commission's does not violate the separation of powers clause of the state's constitution. Four of the commissioners are appointed...