Category: Law

Appeals Court Dismisses ACLU's Challenge to Warrantless Surveillance Program A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging President Bush's warrantless surveillance program. In …

It's been a busy week thus far in the national court system: Supreme Court backs major businesses on credit notifications, limits reach of Fair Credit Reporting Act The Supreme …

State laws limit eminent domain powers and usages Thirty-eight states have enacted legislation or passed ballot measures since June 2005 which place limits or qualifications on when eminent domain …

Yesterday, the Boston Herald published a column in favor of a plan to grant the vote to non-citizens. It's a very limited proposal -- only those here legally would …

Yesterday Captain Ed discussed the possibility of Congress repealing its Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq, essentially un-declaring the war and forcing an end to our involvement. …

A Washington DC administration judge is suing a family owned dry cleaning company for $67 million dollars for losing his pants. This case represents everything that's wrong with our …

I am not a lawyer. Never attended law school, never had any legal training, just a layman's fascination with it. I think it was partly shaped by my early …

That's *Mr.* Chief Justice to You, Chomskies I got a kick out of this account: Chief Justice Denies Gitmo Detainees Request Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday denied a …

When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he did all he could to stave off gay marriage. This wasn't much, considering he was saddled with a legislature that was …

Two interesting court decisions were handed down Thursday: Judge Blocks Class Action vs. State Farm Over Katrina Damage A federal judge on Thursday refused to allow a class action …