A who’s-who of politicians, executives and professionals tried to keep things hush-hush, but the justices said that seemed like a no-no.
ABILENE, Texas — A federal court in Texas sided with a prisoner, denying summary judgment to the correctional officers who allegedly kept him in a filthy cell without running water, even though one of them knew the prisoner had kidney failure. Qualified immunity does not protect the officers because the prisoner adequately pleaded arguments over the conditions of his confinement and the officers’ deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs.
The Supreme Court has routinely rejected "national security concerns" as a reason to clamp down on the rights of citizens.
Whether Nebraskans will be able to vote on ballot measures to either expand or restrict abortion rights in the state hinges on the state's single-subject rule and whether the language used in the ballot measures complies with it.
Nichols, who was Black, died in a hospital three days after he was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton.
Can people who legally have a gun in one state carry it to the other 49?
In evaluating state laws restricting guns in certain places, a Ninth Circuit panel heeded the Supreme Court's directive to examine historical traditions.
BOISE, Idaho — A federal court in Idaho did not totally dismiss Robert F. Kennedy’s allegations that the state’s election rules, which require independent presidential candidates to name a VP before the political parties’ candidates must, violate the equal protection clause. Because the RFK campaign alleged an injury-in-fact, their claims proceed, in spite of his decision to drop out of the race for the presidency.
WASHINGTON — A federal court in the District of Columbia sided with two parolees who say they, and other disabled parolees, suffer systematic discrimination from the U.S. Parole Commission and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. They have shown that medical, mental, intellectual and developmental disabilities interfere with their capacity to attend appointments and participate in programs required by their parole, and that they have not been accommodated despite requesting help.
SAN DIEGO — An anti-abortion advocate says a proposed ordinance to establish "buffer zones" around certain medical facilities in San Diego prevents him from providing sidewalk counseling and prayer to people entering the facility, in violation of his free speech rights.
JD Vance and other Republicans failed to convince the full appeals court that recent Supreme Court rulings allow for an overhaul of campaign finance law.
