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Kansas Given Go Ahead to Uphold Death Sentences of Carr Brothers

Photo courtesy of the Kansas Department of Corrections Summary: The Kansas Supreme Court overturned the death sentence convictions of the Carr brothers, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Kansas had...

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Why Did the Number of Lawyers in Congress Plummet?

Photo credit: Robert Linder/FreeImages Summary: A study has found that the number of lawyers in Congress has dropped significantly. A new research paper has shown that Congress has changed. It’s no...

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Executive Gun Order Sees First Legal Challenge

Summary:President Barack Obama’s executive gun order has been hit with its first lawsuit of what is expected to be many more to come. Just two weeks since President Barack Obama issued his executive...

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Massachusetts Prepares for Recreational Marijuana Use

Photo credit: FreeImages Summary: A specially appointed committee of Massachusetts Senate members will travel to Colorado to learn all they can about what regulations work for recreational marijuana...

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Alabama Chief Justice Stops Issuance of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

Summary: The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court has ordered probate judges to stop giving marriage licenses to same-sex couples until the state can determine what their rights are to uphold...

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Fetal Tissue Research to be Investigated

Summary: An official investigation into fetal tissue research has been requested by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. On the heels of the controversial Planned...

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Kentucky Removes Clerk Names from Marriage Certificates

Summary: Kentucky marriage licenses will no longer feature the names of county clerks in order to protect the religious freedom of all involved. The Republican Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin, has...

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Abortion Providers Get a Win in Wisconsin

Summary: Abortion providers no longer are required to have privileges at local hospitals in order to perform the procedure. Wisconsin required doctors that perform abortions to have privileges at a...

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Watch Out Cyber Bullies – They Are Coming to Get You

Summary: California is taking the fight against cyber-exploitation to the next level by starting a new campaign that pairs law enforcement with tech companies to stop the damaging cyber assault from...

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Are DUI’s Unconstitutional?

Summary: Breathalyzer tests may violate the Fourth Amendment.  While other countries buckle down on drunk drivers, one Florida lawyer wants to see the U.S. ease up. Jordan Redavid, who claims he’s one...

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Ralph Nader Opens American Museum of Tort Law

Summary: Tort cases change entire industries and make people safer. Ralph Nader wants to remember them. There’s an old adage that “One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.” Presidential candidate...

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DUI Drivers Get More Chances in Illinois

Summary: Illinois residents with four DUI convictions will be able to apply for a restricted permit. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new law that will go into effect January 1 that gives drivers with...

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Texas Moving Towards Allowing Medical Marijuana

Summary: Texas is completing an overhaul of their laws today with nearly 700 new laws being passed, one of the most highly anticipated being the ability for some to get medical marijuana. Texas is...

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Opens Marriage to Nearly 7 In 10 of...

Summary: A press release just released by the Williams Institute estimates that same-sex marriage is now available for nearly 7 in 10 same-sex couples throughout the United States. Here is the press...

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Why Did the US Government Shut Down? Experts Weigh In

  We reached out to experts across the nation to get their thoughts on why the recent government shutdown happened. Although a deal has been reached and the government is now back up and running, we...

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Supreme Court Justices Attend Mass before New Term

On Sunday, a number of Supreme Court Justices attended the annual Red Mass at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, before starting the new term on Monday amid government shutdown. This...

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The NSA and Your Privacy

  With all the recent leaks by Snowden and others about the NSA and how it has been spying on so many American citizens, we wanted to find out how people around the country felt about this. We wanted...

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Supreme Court to Stay Open Even if Government Shuts Down

  The U.S. Supreme Court has announced on its website that “In the event of a loss of appropriations, the Court will continue to conduct its normal operations through October 4. The Court building will...

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Detroit Goes Broke, Files Chapter 9 Bankruptcy

On Thursday, Detroit became the largest American city to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Law firm Jones Day is restructuring counsel for the bankruptcy. While approving the voluntary Chapter...

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U.S. Government Regains Indefinite Detention Powers

The Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit has permanently vacated the injunction against “indefinite detention” issued by District Court Judge Kathryn Forrest in respect of the federal government’s powers...

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