Proposition 8 backers file petition to halt same-sex weddings
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) , a Christian legal advocacy group, filed an emergency petition on Saturday, stating that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's recent decision lifting California's ban on...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday announced in a one-sentence order that the ban on same-sex marriages "is dissolved effective immediately". This order comes after the Supreme Court's decision on...
Supreme Court to rule on recess appointments, abortion clinic 'buffer zone'
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the president's recess appointment power . In NLRB v. Noel Canning , the court will decide: (1) whether the president's recess-appointment...
One Statute for Two Spirits: Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
Elizabeth Ann Cronk, University of Kansas School of Law
Federal appeals court rules EPA can halt power plant construction
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can suspend power plant construction projects before project completion based on evidence that a plant is...
Citigroup, Inc. agreed on Monday to pay out $730 million to settle a lawsuit brought by investors claiming the financial services corporation misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis. According to a statement ...
Michigan Supreme Court rules private sale of medical marijuana is illegal
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday that the private sale of medical marijuana is illegal. The court granted an injunction enjoining the defendants' business, Compassionate Apothecary (CA) , from selling medical marijuana...
Guantanamo detainee seeks ECHR ruling on Poland role in CIA secret prison
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah on Monday asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to rule on whether Poland violated their client's rights by aiding the US in detaining and...
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday dismissed an appeal by Arab Bank, PLC from an order imposing discovery sanction for lack of jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought against the bank under...
Federal judge approves settlement in Pennsylvania juvenile sentencing suit
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Friday approved a settlement of almost $18 million in a lawsuit brought by juveniles who were allegedly wrongfully incarcerated by two judges. The...
