The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld a Mississippi campaign finance law that requires disclosure of political contributions. The Mississippi campaign finance law states that a person or group...
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Federal appeals court upholds Mississippi campaign contribution law
Federal appeals court upholds exception requirements to contraception mandate
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ACLU petitions Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage
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Federal court denies challenge to clergy housing allowance
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Federal appeals court denies California AG’s motion for rehearing in concealed carry case
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Federal appeals court denies rehearing in landmark affirmative action case
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ACLU sues US Army for denying Sikh student enrollment in ROTC
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Federal judge overturns Michigan law limiting same-sex partner benefits
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Supreme Court allows same-sex marriage in Kansas
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UN agency voices concern over US states’ marijuana legalization
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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that religious non-profit groups' rights were not violated when required to certify that they are opting out of the contraception mandate...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a petition for certiorari on behalf of same-sex couples in Ohio with the US Supreme Court on Friday asking the court to resolve a circuit split on...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday reversed the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Court decision that a portion of the tax code...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the motion to intervene on Wednesday in the case of Edward Peruta v. County of San Diego . In February 2013 the Ninth Circuit held...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday denied Abigail Fisher's petition for a rehearing en banc in the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin . The...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with United Sikhs , filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the US Army for refusing to allow a Sikh college student to enlist in the Reserve Officer...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Wednesday struck down a Michigan law limiting the benefits received by same-sex partners in local government and public schools. Judge David Lawson...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an lifted a stay on issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Kansas. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an order blocking same-sex marriage in Kansas earlier this...
The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday expressed concern that the legalization of marijuana by some US states is not compatible with existing international drug conventions. UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov...
