Senate Confirms Libertarian-Minded Jurist Don Willett to Federal Judgeship
Willett confirmed to a seat on the 5th Circuit by 50-47 vote.
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Texas Justice Don Willett Is One Step Closer to Being Confirmed to the Federal Bench
Senate Judiciary Committee votes 11-9 to advance Willett's nomination to the Senate floor.
Not Content Punishing its Own Students, RPI Goes After a Visitor
School fails to make Obama-era Title IX rules stick to the former boyfriend of a student.
Seattle's Income Tax Ruled Illegal
The city council's desire to 'tax the rich' collided with the plain text of Washington state law.
The Senate Democrats' Pathetic Attack on Justice Don Willett
The 5th Circuit nominee faces the Senate Judiciary Committee.
ACLU Accuses Poultry Processing Prison Camp of Human Trafficking
Court-ordered program provides slave labor to private companies says new ACLU of Oklahoma lawsuit.
Judge Threatens Arizona Prison Officials With Contempt For 'Pervasive and Intractable Failures'
The threat comes three years after officials agreed to improve the disastrous lack of healthcare.
Federal Judge Restores Drivers' Licenses to Two With Unpaid Traffic Tickets; May Be First Ruling of its Kind
Civil liberties groups say suspending drivers' licenses for unpaid court fines traps poor people in debt spiral. A federal judge appears to agree.
The Real 'Modern Slavery'? Inside America's Court-Ordered Corporate Labor Camps
Under the guise of getting addicts treatment, courts are ordering people to do dangerous and unremunerated labor in "diversion" factory farms.
Trump Nominates Libertarian-Minded Texas Justice Don Willett to U.S. Appellate Court
Willett picked to fill vacancy on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Janice Rogers Brown, America's Most Libertarian Federal Judge, Is Retiring
The possible replacements include Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett.
Connecticut Reaffirms Right to Curse at Supermarket Clerks
"Hate speech" is not a crime, Connecticut Supreme Court reminds overzealous prosecutors.
When Cops Lie
After being falsely labeled a sexual predator, a man gets justice. But why is the officer still working?
After 'Inebriated' Hook Up, Student Gets Expelled Without Due Process
But a California court says he was was denied a fair hearing
Student Agreed to Orgy, But Later Called It Sexual Assault, Lawsuit Claims
Judge says that University of California, Santa Barbara, may have denied accused male student due process
Jurors Convict Man for Telling Jurors About Jury Nullification
Handing out pamphlets gets treated as a crime.
Trump Announces 10 Judicial Nominations to Lower Federal Courts
The president's list includes executive power enthusiasts and a free-market advocate.
Federal Court Ruling Forbidding Antigay Job Discrimination Potentially a Very Big Deal
If the decision holds, it would essentially add LGBT protections to existing laws.
Christians Started the Wedding Wars
Defenders of traditional marriage used the law to persecute polygamists. Now they're the ones under attack.
Oklahoma Jury Rules in Favor of Army Vet Who Died in Jail Due to Neglect
Tulsa County owes $10.2 million in damages.
First Amendment Lawyers Ask New Calif. Attorney General to Drop 'Abusive' Crusade Against Backpage and User-Info Dragnet
A subpoena calls for copies of all Backpage ads posted over several years, all billing records, and the identities of all of the website's users.
Arkansas Set to Execute Eight Inmates in 10 Days
The state's supply of one of the needed drugs is about to expire.
10 Ridiculous Recent Food-Marketing Lawsuits
And why these class-action endeavors are on the rise. (Hint: it's not consumer protection.)
When Even Prosecutors Can't Be Informed About Corrupt Cops, We've Got a Problem
California's shielding of police misconduct affects criminal cases.
Trump Eyes Libertarian-Minded Texas Judge for Federal Court Vacancy
The Trump administration has two openings to fill on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
An Immigration Crackdown That Could Make Crime Problems Worse
When people aren't safe asking for protection from violence, bad consequences are sure to follow.
The Sessions Debacle, the Travel Ban SNAFU, and Trump's Residency Between Your Ears: Matt Welch on Red Eye
Watch Fox News at 3 a.m. for some unkind words about Elizabeth Warren, the new attorney general, and people with cracked iPhones
Victory for Third-Party Ballot Access in Georgia
A federal appeals court in Atlanta upheld last year's ruling that Georgia ballot access laws violated the Constitution.
Judge: Obama Administration's New Overtime Rules an Overreach
Want to change the rules? Go ask Congress.
Texas Judge Tells Woman Given $3,500 Bond for Misdemeanors She's 'Job Security'
County sued for not caring whether defendants can pay high bails.
ExxonMobil Climate 'Fraud' Investigation Follies Continue
New court ruling requires oil company to hand over accounting records
Climate Change Subpoenas Versus Free Speech
Constitutional rights threatened by the legal storms over global warming
Connecticut Makes it Hard for Poor Students to Escape Standard Public Schools; Sued Over Practice
Students Matter, the group behind California's Vergara suit, asserts laws making it harder for poor kids to get into magnet or charter schools violates a federal right to education.
Lawsuit Challenges Arkansas City and County Practice of Arresting People Over Court Fines Associated with Bad Checks
An effective policy of debtors prison said to violate the federal constitution and various parts of Arkansas' state constitution.
In Judge's Rejection of $100 Million Uber Settlement, Nobody Wins
Uber and 385,000 drivers liked the deal, but Judge Edward Chen determined it was "not fair."
'A Manifest Abuse of the Eminent Domain Power': N.J. State Agency Gets Bench-Slapped in Court
Eminent domain abuse struck down in Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Birnbaum.
Virginia Suspends Hundreds of Thousands of Driver's Licenses Due to Unpaid Court Debt
More than 900,000 people in Virginia have suspended licenses, in what a new class-action lawsuit claims is an unconstitutional revenue scheme.
Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor
Culture and law conspire to make prosecutors hostile to constitutional rights.
Appeals Court Won't Reconsider Ruling That Applies Title IX Protections to Transgender Students
Transgender boy demanded right to use men's room at school.
