May 2, 2016 Federal court: NSA phone record collection is excessive The National Security Agency's bulk phone record collection program was dealt a blow Thursday as a federal appeals court said the controversial program exceeds what Congress has allowed and urged lawmakers to step in.
April 28, 2016 Federal judge upholds controversial North Carolina voter ID law Lawsuits challenging changes to North Carolina's election law failed to show it hampered the ability of minority voters to exercise political power, a federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the cases.
April 28, 2016 US to states: Make it easier for ex-prisoners to obtain IDs States should make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification after they get out of prison, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday in announcing a set of measures aimed at helping smooth the return to society for the hundreds of thousands of inmates released each year.
April 12, 2016 The new intolerance: Attorneys general try to shut down free speech Judges, prosecutors, government officials, politicians and activists are increasingly using public shaming rituals and the force of the law to impose their views on people with whom they disagree.
January 22, 2016 March for Life: To be Pro-Life is to be Pro-Woman For all the strident talk of “choice,” young women today seem to have less power over their bodies and sexuality than our grandmothers did.
January 6, 2016 Former attorney general baffled by Obama's gun actions Former attorney general baffled by Obama's gun actions
December 21, 2015 'Counter-punch': Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal A federal judge in New York has ruled the National Security Agency's massive data collection program is legal, one week after another federal judge ruled the opposite.
December 21, 2015 Plaintiffs in gay marriage case marry in San Francisco, Los Angeles The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after an appeals court cleared the way for same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
December 21, 2015 Changes made for gay couples applying for federal college loans Legally married gay couples applying for federal college loans will be given the same rights and opportunities as their straight married classmates, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday. “We must continue to ensure that every single American is treated equally in the eyes of the law, and this important guidance for students is another step forward in that effort,” Duncan said in a statement.