The Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices Slam Lack Of Review In Police Shooting
The court’s two left-leaning justices say thlower courts should have let a jury decide instead of taking the word of a police officer over that of the man he shot
The court’s two left-leaning justices say thlower courts should have let a jury decide instead of taking the word of a police officer over that of the man he shot
Some cite the religious fight against Obamacare as proof the rule of law may not be as all encompassing or protective of human rights as first thought.
Is religion affecting our ability to ensure every man, woman and child is afforded their basic human rights? It’s a question religious scholars, constitutional lawyers and human rights advocates are pondering as the U.S. government prepares to decide in the next few months whether religious beliefs are reason enough to exempt employers from
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The question of whether the Justice Department knowingly lied to the Supreme Court could mean a pending minefield for the Obama administration.
As the nation learns more about the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping program, such as recent revelations that the NSA most likely tapped into the communications of Google and Yahoo users, not through cooperation with the companies themselves, but via collusion with the companies’ Internet backbone providers, questions on how
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