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Missouri's four Republican candidates for governor are weighing in on national and state policies that would affect LGBT people amid nationwide discussions that gained traction after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all states.
FBI Director James Comey made his announcement last week that there will be no criminal charges recommended for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton A less cynical view of Comey's decision on the Clinton emails Clinton ad: Trump 'seems to be impressed' by dictators Poll: 56 percent disapprove of FBI's Clinton decision MORE Many have commented on the fact this action by an FBI director is unprecedented, and largely depending on which side of the political aisle one sits, you either cheered the decision or were outraged by it.
Stung by the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Texas abortion clinic restrictions, leaders of the country's largest anti-abortion group are redoubling their efforts for restrictions on abortion that they claim will prevent fetal pain and that they think can fare well in the public eye and, they hope, in the courts. The National Right to Life Committee's leaders said they remained confident in their strategy of undermining Roe v.
Last month the Supreme Court issued a decision that many believe is the turning of the tide in reaffirming the right to seek an abortion. Whole Woman's Health vs. Hellerstedt overturned many of the provisions of Texas' House Bill 2, a law that resulted in closing more than half of the state's clinics.
The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police would like to remind boaters, jet skiers, canoeists and kayakers alike of a few rules and guidelin The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police would like to remind boaters, jet skiers, canoeists and kayakers alike of a few rules and guidelin By Katherine Tague - The summer before I went to college, I was required to come to campus for an orientation for freshman. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has introduced the Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act , which would establish a federal corporation dedicated to delivering independent, uniform, and quality defense representation in criminal cases before the United States Supreme Court and, at times, the highest courts in the states.
Why did he do it? FBI director James Comey spent 14 minutes laying out an unassailable case for prosecuting Hillary Clinton for the mishandling of classified material. Then at literally the last minute, he recommended against prosecution.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president - "whoever she will be" - will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Court.
Sarah Chase-McRorie, daughter of Pat Chase of Brush, recently was elected to serve as president of the Colorado Women s Bar Association. Twelve-year-long Brush resident Pat Chase, a retiree from her former position at the Morgan County Department of Health and Human Services, is beaming with pride of late and for good reason.
An Illinois man arrested after he posted a picture of himself burning an American flag over the holiday weekend will not be charged, a state's attorney said Tuesday. Bryton Mellott, 22, was arrested on Sunday by police in Urbana, who said they had received complaints from social media users who had seen Mellott's post.
Bryton Mellott, 22, was arrested after photos of him burning a flag incensed the internet, but he will not be charged, according to the Illinois State Attorney. A man who was arrested after photos of him burning a flag incensed the internet will not be charged, according to the Illinois State Attorney.
We have been robbed. Federal District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled June 27 the part of our new "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act" that exempts county clerks from having to issue same-sex marriage licenses when it violates their religious beliefs violates the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
As drivers were warned numerous times over the July 4 holiday weekend, driving drunk not only is dangerous and could kill people, but also brings severe penalties. Just before the holiday, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared up what penalties can be imposed on those suspected of drunk driving.
Litigation over abortion threatens to go on forever, and it probably will. Feminists see abortion almost as a rite of female passage; others as an offense against nature, if not against God.
Last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Texas, et. al. underscores the importance of the makeup of the Supreme Court , and reminds us why the GOP must maintain control of the Senate after this year's elections.
The actual judicial decision written by U.S. District Carlton Reeves in striking down Mississippi's House Bill 1523 was eloquent, persuasive, and powerful - and at the same time, the ruling itself was entirely predictable and in keeping with the prevailing federal judicial winds. The ruling is written in such a way as to withstand the scrutiny of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin were operating in a "fact-free cocoon" of partisan prejudice when they claimed that voter fraud was a major problem in their state, wrote federal judge Richard Posner in 2014. "If the Wisconsin legislature says witches are a problem, shall Wisconsin courts be permitted to conduct witch trials?" Posner is a conservative appointed by Ronald Reagan.
Liberals talk a great deal about "diversity" these days, so it is ironic that so many have lined up in favor of President Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland. On important measures, Garland would render the Court less diverse than it is now.