Voters in California and South Dakota Tuesday rejected ballot measures that would restrict access to abortion , In California, Proposition 4 would have amended the state constitution to require that a physician notify a...
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US voters consider contentious ballot measures amidst presidential race
Voters in 36 US states considered more than 160 initiatives and referenda at the polls Tuesday, including ballot measures dealing with gay rights, abortion, affirmative action and illegal immigration . Probably the most closely watched...
Chertoff announces revised airline passenger screening regulations
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Wednesday issued a final rule setting out the details of his department's air passenger screening program . Under the Secure Flight Final Rule , responsibility for vetting the...
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, says that when they go to the polls in November, American voters should carefully consider the candidates' positions and likely impact on the federal courts as the...
Bush criticizes Senate treatment of conservative judicial nominees
US President George Bush on Monday criticized the Senate's judicial nominee confirmation process and defended his appointment of judges who he says strictly interpret the US Constitution. Bush made his remarks at an event...
Group of state attorneys general opposes healthcare provider conscience regulation
Thirteen state attorneys general urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday to withdraw a proposed rule that they said could threaten women's access to abortion and birth control....
District court upholds Massachusetts law mandating abortion protester 'buffer zone'
US District Judge Joseph Tauro held Friday that a Massachusetts statute establishing a 35-foot buffer zone outside facilities which perform abortions does not violate protesters' constitutional rights. Tauro found that the...
Eleanor McCullen, et al. v. Martha Coakley, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, August 22, 2008 ....
Alleged manager of Mexico sex trafficking operation pleads guilty in US district court
A Mexican woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York to one count of sex trafficking for her role in recruiting Mexican women, sometimes by force,...
Australia court declares protest annoyance law unconstitutional
The Australian Federal Court ruled Tuesday that a law giving police regulatory powers over potentially "annoying" behavior during World Youth Day (WYD) was unconstitutional and possibly exceeded legislative intent. Section 7(1)(b) of the World Youth Day...