Courts block some voter suppression laws
Right wing efforts to suppress the voting rights of minority groups have hit roadblocks in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, North Dakota and Kansas, but the fight is far from over.
Justices could increase big-money hold on state courts
Most voters know little about judicial candidates. Money influences judicial campaigns far more than it does campaigns for Congress.
Union-led democracy initiative may tackle politicization of state courts
The union-led Democracy Initiative, founded and led by the Communications Workers, will tackle politicization of state courts, a senior strategist says.
Federal court ruling a victory for 700 arrested on Brooklyn Bridge
"This is a major victory upholding the fundamental constitutional rights of people to engage in First Amendment-protected activity in New York City."
Right wing takes aim at state courts
Business and its right-wing allies are targeting the states' supreme courts for takeover.
Supreme Court upholds health care law
In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld virtually all of the health reform law to extend health coverage to most uninsured Americans.
Thousands wrongly convicted
In the last 23 years alone, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted, but probably far more people are in prison for crimes they did not commit.
Judge halts “don’t ask, don’t tell”
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., ordered the military Tuesday, Oct. 12, to immediately stop enforcing the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, putting a halt to the 17-year-old law.
Outrage mounts over Judge Feldman's conflict of interest
Calls for the impeachment of Federal Judge Martin Feldman are growing louder as outrage mounts over his June 22 decision to overturn President Obama's moratorium on deep-ocean oil well drilling.
Prosecutors target Northwestern University journalism students
CHICAGO, Ill. – Cook County prosecutors here have issued a subpoena seeking the grades and emails of journalism students at Northwestern University. The students conducted a three-year investigation that they say found a man serving a life sentence for a crime he did not commit.
