Tort Reform: Should Lawmakers Cap Medical Malpractice Damages?
The Florida Supreme Court draws new attention to a systemic problem.
Courts
The Rise and Fall of the New York City Tattoo Ban
How government regulators tried to kill the skin & ink trade.
Police Departments Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements with Surveillance-Tech Manufacturer, Conceal Info from Courts and Press
The police state meets the corporate state.
British Court: Detention of Glenn Greenwald's Partner Was Legal
David Miranda was held for nine hours at Heathrow Airport last August
The FEC Fears the Dead Will Corrupt Politics (Through the Libertarian Party)
Could the dead rise up to ruin our political system?
Rand Paul's Team Denies He Filed Stolen Suit
The senator filed suit against Obama over NSA surveillance yesterday
Former New Orleans Mayor Found Guilty on Corruption Charges
C. Ray Nagin is facing up to 20 years behind bars
Italian Judge in Amanda Knox Case Investigated
Over comments to the media after her conviction
Net Neutrality Isn't Dead Yet
The court decision is disastrous, but not because it struck down the net neutrality rules.
Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell and His Wife Plead Not Guilty To Trading Influence For Cash
Ordered not to leave the country
Kelly Thomas Police-Beating Verdict is Cause for Deep Cynicism
The Kelly Thomas case makes it hard to be optimistic about police.
Grand Jury Requests Lesser Charge For Cop Accused of Shooting
Don't want Randall Kerrick to face a voluntary manslaughter charge
Appeals Court: Jurors Cannot Be Excluded Because They're Gay
So don't try to use that to get out of jury duty
Lawyers Seeking New Trial For 14-Year-Old Black Boy Executed in 1944
Was found guilty of killing two white girls
The Best Defense Your Money Can't Buy
Prosecutors disarm defendants by freezing their assets.
Federal Judge Rules Government Wrongly Placed Woman on No-Fly List
Says the student's rights were violated
Emotional Responses to Acquittal of Officers in Kelly Thomas Case
FBI reviewing evidence to consider potential federal action
Officers in Kelly Thomas Beating Death Trial Found Not Guilty
Schizophrenic homeless man was 37-years-old when he died
Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Obama's Recess Appointment Powers
Heard arguments today
Morsi's Trial Delayed After Weather Prevents Him From Being Flown to Cairo
Deposed Egyptian president accused of inciting murder
Kentucky Supreme Court Prevents Sex Offender From Taking Bar Exam
Guy Padraic Hamilton-Smith was convicted on a child pornography charge in 2007
ACLU Sues Omaha, 32 Officers Over Rough Arrest
Octavius Johnson was pulled to the ground and punched by an officer and his house was entered without a warrant
