Documents released Monday by the US Justice Department show that Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. was actively involved in efforts to expand law enforcement powers while employed as a deputy assistant...
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Federal appeals court strikes down Missouri 'partial-birth' abortion ban
A three-judge panel of the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday upheld a lower court decision striking down a Missouri law restricting late-term abortions. The Infant Protection Act was passed in July 2004...
Indiana Supreme Court upholds mandatory abortion counseling sessions
A law requiring women seeking an abortion in Indiana to undergo counseling about medical risks and abortion-alternatives and wait at least 18 hours after the session before obtaining an abortion has been upheld against facial challenges by the Indiana...
Filibuster possible over Alito reapportionment views, Biden says
Senior US Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) , said Sunday that views expressed by US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on reapportionment in a 1985 document could have repercussions...
Missouri abortion consent law injunction ruling [8th Circuit]
Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc., et al. v. Jeremiah M. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, November 16, 2006 [ordering the US District Court to...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a narrower version of a preliminary injunction imposed against Missouri's 24-hour informed consent abortion law . In a 2-1 decision ,...
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said in a Senate speech that he has "significant concerns" about US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito , who Reid said was one of the most conservative judges...
GAO investigation calls FDA review of abortion pill 'unusual'
In a report released Monday, the US Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) characterized the Federal Drug Administration's review of the birth control drug Plan B for over-the-counter sale as "unusual" in...
A document released Monday by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library reveal that Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote in 1985 that he was proud...
Voters reject CA, OH redistricting proposals; ME votes to keep gay rights law
California voters Tuesday rejected a hotly-contested initiative that would have prevented lawmakers from drawing political voting districts . The initiative was allowed on the ballot after an appeal to the California...