JUDICIARY June 27, 2016 Justices reject appeal over medical marijuana in Montana The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging a Montana law that limits medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients each.
Todd Starnes June 23, 2016 Democrats, LGBT activists’ sinister plan to crack down on Christian schools If California Democrats have their way, Christian colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to require students attend chapel services or require them to profess a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Health Care June 9, 2016 California aid-in-dying law concerns some Latinos, blacks SAN DIEGO (AP) -- California on Thursday becomes the latest state to allow the terminally ill to legally choose to end their lives, raising worries among some people in the state's large Latino and African-American communities that poor people with serious illnesses could be pressured to take lethal drugs as a cheaper option to long-term care.
State and Local June 8, 2016 California judge censured for sex in chambers wins re-election A California judge who was censured for having sex with an intern and a lawyer in his chambers won re-election Tuesday over an opponent who promised to “restore integrity” to the bench.
State and Local June 6, 2016 Florida AG asked Trump for donation before declining to join Trump U. lawsuit Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates.
Children's Health May 11, 2016 Parents turn to doctors, lawmakers to save school recess PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- When parents tell Dr. Gregory Fox their boisterous child was stuck in a classroom all day, the Rhode Island pediatrician takes out his notepad and writes a doctor's order to send to school.
State and Local May 8, 2016 Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash The sister of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was killed in a car accident Saturday in Arizona.
State and Local May 5, 2016 US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can't be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being sued and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
Southeast May 3, 2016 North Carolina judge accused of trying to bribe FBI officer with cash, beer A North Carolina state judge was arrested Wednesday on charges he tried to bribe an FBI officer to gather text messages between two phone numbers in what the judge said was a family matter.
White House May 2, 2016 Obama commutes sentences of 95, pardons 2 in year-end spree President Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 prisoners and pardoned two more, part of a broader effort to rethink a criminal justice system that critics say has resulted in overly harsh and expensive sentences for thousands of drug offenders.
State and Local May 2, 2016 Wildlife refuge expansion means new restrictions on Vermont gun use A proposal to expand the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge seeks to protect species and habitats, but expansion by the federal government will nibble away at gun rights enjoyed by Vermonters.