Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill on Monday to restore the firing squad as a method of execution, making Utah the only US state with the option. The legislation, which was approved by the...
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Utah governor signs bill reinstating firing squad option for executions
FCC facing first lawsuits over ‘net neutrality’
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit to protect US secrets on Iran
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas license plate case
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Supreme Court to rule in juvenile life sentence, arbitration cases
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AIG to pay nearly $1 billion to shareholders in class-action settlement
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Supreme Court lets Wisconsin voter ID law stand
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New Mexico passes bill ending civil asset forfeiture
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Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin abortion law
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DOD ordered to release detainee abuse photos
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) faced its first challenges to its new Open Internet (net neutrality) Monday. USTelecom, an industry trade group, and Alamo Broadband , a Texas-based internet provider filed suit in Washington...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit against an anti-Iran advocacy group on Monday, claiming the case could raise national security risks by revealing state...
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two cases. In Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. the court heard arguments on whether the state...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In Montgomery v Louisiana , the court was asked to determine whether, in light of Miller v. Alabama [docket; JURIST...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York gave final approval Friday to a $970.5 million settlement for shareholders of the insurance giant American International Group (AIG) to settle claims [NYT...
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Frank v. Walker , allowing Wisconsin's voter identification law to stand. Wisconsin's Act 23 , which requires residents to present photo ID...
The New Mexico legislature on Saturday passed a bill that will end civil asset forfeiture in the state. The bill, HB 560, was passed in the senate by a vote of 37-0. Civil asset forfeiture is...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled Friday that a state law requiring doctors performing abortions to have privileges to admit patients to a nearby hospital is unconstitutional....
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Friday that the Department of Defense (DOD) must release photographs requested by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...
