April 28, 2016 Lawsuit claims Hastert owes accuser $1.8M in hush money A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and later promised $3.5 million to stay quiet filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday, saying he's owed more than half the money Hastert promised.
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 Report reveals secret meeting by environmentalists to target Exxon, oil industry Environmentalists backing a Big Tobacco-style government probe of oil companies plotted their strategy for targeting companies like ExxonMobil at a closed-door meeting in Manhattan earlier this year, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
April 28, 2016 Second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice resigns over pornographic email scandal A second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quit the bench Tuesday in a widening scandal over raunchy and otherwise offensive emails that he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers.
April 28, 2016 NY court rules fraud charges against Trump University can proceed A fraud claim against Republican front-runner Donald Trump and his now-defunct Trump University can proceed, a New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
April 28, 2016 Texas court clears former Gov. Rick Perry in criminal case Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was cleared Wednesday of all criminal charges against him related to allegations he misused his power while in office.
April 21, 2016 Liberal Attorneys general are becoming activist agitators not advocates State attorneys general are waging ideological war, also known as “lawfare,” against legal, corporate practices.
April 18, 2016 Teen forced to undergo cancer treatment says new mass found A teenager who was forced by the courts to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer says a new mass has been found in her lungs.
April 4, 2016 Cats vs birds: Natural enemies the focus of NY legal battle Forget Sylvester and Tweety: A real-life battle is brewing on Jones Beach over the natural tension between cats and birds.
March 10, 2016 North Carolina can print 'Choose Life' license plates, appeals court rules North Carolina can issue specialty vehicle license plates with anti-abortion slogans while refusing to also produce tags that offer pro-abortion rights views, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.