Federal Court

Laughable Online Censorship Attempt Won't Last a New York Minute

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, American Revolution, Jaynes v Virginia, Law, Bill of Rights, Newspapers, First Amendment, Sedition, Free Speech, Treason, Spam, Free Press, Scotus, Federalist Papers, Unconstitutional, Precedent, Virginia, Constitution, Anonymous, Publius, Online, Libel, Federal Court, Jaynes, Republicans, Censorship, New York Minute, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Republicans in the New York state government are attempting to pass a law that would ban anonymous comments online. Even if they actually passed the act, once it arrived in a federal court it would be tossed out in a "New York minute" (as they say).

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D.M. Levine

Race Discrimination Suit Against AIG Says Boss Called Lawyer 'Fat Albert'

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Race-Discrimination, Aig, Civil Suit, Federal Court, Law Suit, Discrimination, American International Group, Eeoc, Aig Racial Discrimination, Business News

A former AIG lawyer is suing the insurance giant for discrimination, claiming colleagues and supervisors taunted him, mistreated him and ultimately fi...

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Children v. Dirty Business

William S. Becker | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Global Commons, Soil, Our Children's Trust, Common Law, Tom Vilsack, Lawsuits, Obama Administration, Atmosphere, Steven Chu, Climate Change, Water, National Association of Manufacturers, Gary Locke, Federal Court, Public Trust Doctrine, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lisa Jackson, Ken Salazar, Forests, Air, Green News
William S. Becker

On May 11, a group of children will face off against the Obama administration and the NAM, arguing that common law requires governments to protect critical natural resources on behalf of current and future generations.

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Feds Go After Kentucky Mine

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Video, D&C Mining Corp., U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Safety Laws, Harlan County, Interest, Kentucky Mines, Mining, Federal Court, Mining Industry, Business News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Federal mining officials are suing a southeastern Kentucky mine for more than $1.6 million owed in delinquent fines for violations ...

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Jason Cherkis

Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Fraud, Assault And Alleged 'Exorcism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Marion, Susan Lawrence, Barbara Jones, Doj, Rick Santorum, Marion Youth Center, Uhs, Lawsuit Suits, Virginia, Video, Exorcism, New Hampshire Primary, Pennsylvania, Medicaid Fraud, New Hampshire 2012, Rtcs, Rick Santorum 2012, Federal Court, Department of Justice, Medicaid, Residential Treatment Centers, Healthcare, Universal Health Services Inc., Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has become a top-tier candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in recent weeks by appealin...

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Arizona 2012: New Leaders With Ethnic Studies Caravan Will Move On and Flourish, Barking Dogs Will Fade

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Latino, Richard Martinez, Selina Rodriguez, Mexican American Studies, Ethnicity, Tucson, Tom Horne, Immigration, Arizona, Race, John Huppenthal, Ethnic Studies, Politics, Education, Federal Court, Tea Party, Education News
Jeff Biggers

"After taking Raza Studies in high school, I felt like it was my obligation to make sure to stay connected with the community and search for solutions in improving our local environment."

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SEC Litigates With Judge, Lets Wall Street off the Hook

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Sec, Derivatives, Rakoff, Lawsuit, Citigroup, Federal Court, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

The SEC faced the choice: litigate with Citigroup, the big, powerful, well-connected Wall Street bank, or litigate with a single Federal District Judge who can't actually defend himself.

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Accused White House Shooter To Appear In D.C. Court

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: White House, Law, Dc, Michelle Obama, District of Columbia, Crime, Obama Assassination Attempt, President Obama, White House Shooter, White House Shooting, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, Federal Court, D.C., DC News

WASHINGTON — A man who shot an assault rifle at the White House is one of only a handful of people ever accused of trying to assassinate the pre...

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Friend of Health Reform, Friend of the Court

Robert Ross | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Kathleen Sebelius, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Federal Court, Health Care, Healthcare, Health-Care-Reform-Supreme-Court, Affordable Care Act Supreme Court, Politics News
Robert Ross

It is our view that the Affordable Care Act offers the best pragmatic set of remedies to solve the crisis of our dysfunctional, too-expensive, and unfair health care system.

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Federal Charges For Ex-Felon Wild West Re-enactor In Live Ammo Fight Flub

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Hill City, Real Bullets, Cowboys, Federal Court, US Attorneys, South Dakota Black Hills, South Dakota, Dakota Wild Bunch, Live Ammunition, Old West, Crime News

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An Old West gun battle re-enactor who injured three South Dakota tourists when live ammunition was fired instead of blanks f...

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JPMorgan Chase Gets Dismissal Of Madoff Conspiracy Lawsuit

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Ponzi Scheme, Federal Court, Sec, Jamie Dimon, Securities and Exchange Commission, Palm Beach, Bernie Madoff, Rico, Business News

NEW YORK (Jonathan Stempel) - A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of violating U.S. racketeering law by consp...

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Jennifer Bendery

White House Poised To Take On Judicial Vacancy 'Crisis'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Obama Judicial Nominees, Senate Confirmation Process, Judicial Nominations, Elections 2012, 112th Congress, Federal Court, Obama Nominees, Judicial Crisis, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In an incredibly rare public appearance in February, White House counsel Bob Bauer warned that the political standoff over judicial nomi...

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Are Terrorists Beyond the Law?

D.R. Burgess | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Trial, Federal Court, New York, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Piracy, Terrorism, Bin Laden, Politics News
D.R. Burgess

Can we afford to give due process to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? If our legal system cannot sustain the prosecution of a murderer for his crimes, the implications for our society and its laws are catastrophic.

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Ex-Con Pleads Not Guilty To Leaving Bomb At Mall

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: US Attorney Greg Holloway, Columbine Anniversary, Indictment, Earl Albert Moore, Fbi, Federal Court, Arson, Denver Grand Jury, Denver, Earl Albert Moore Indicted, Southwest Plaza Mall, Denver News

An ex-convict accused of planting an explosive device near a Denver-area mall pleaded not guilty to charges of arson and possession of a destructive d...

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A Fine Precedent for Obama Military Commissions

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, Civilian Trials, Federal Court, Law and Security, Military Commissions, Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul, World News
Human Rights First

The military commissions are about war crimes and for the enemy to aid the enemy is not a war crime.

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Ghailani Life Sentence Shows Up Military Commission Fans

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, Federal Court, Ahmed Ghailani, Law and Security, Military Commissions, World News
Human Rights First

Raha Wala Georgetown Fellow, Law and Security Proponents of trying individuals in military commissions are all but declaring victory after the Obama ...

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John Yoo, torture architect, remains unerringly wrong on facts and law

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Court, John Yoo, Law and Security, Military Commissions, David Petraeus, Torture, World News
Human Rights First

Gabor Rona International Legal Director Torture architect Prof. John Yoo had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal the other day, following the convict...

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SBA Loses Legal Battle Over Crisis Management PR Contract

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business Contracts, Fraud, Diversion, Myth, Small Business, Abuse, Apco Worldwide, Federal Court, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Sba, American Small Business League, Miscoding, Lawsuit, Large Firms, Freedom of Information Act, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The proposal to combine the SBA with the Commerce Department is just the latest attempt by the government to cover up billions of dollars in abuse while dismantling small business contracting programs.

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Wrong, Wrong and Right on Federal Courts for Terrorism Cases

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Court, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Law and Security, Military Commissions, World News
Human Rights First

Gabor Rona International Legal Director There are two distinct camps criticizing the use of federal courts to try terrorism suspects after last week'...

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The Curtain Closes on a Show Trial at Guantanamo Bay

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Commissions, US Troops, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Omar Khadr, Federal Court, Torture, Christopher Speer, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

If observers were hoping to see justice done at Omar Khadr's trial, they were sorely disappointed. It was a show directed to allow the government to show the world that the U.S. is tough on terrorism.

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Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo, Military Commissions, Omar Khadr, Federal Court, Bagram, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Gitmo, Torture, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

In ruling today, Judge Patrick Parrish seemed confused and unmoved by the argument that the jury is entitled to hear the conditions of Omar Khadr's confinement and his treatment during interrogations.

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Former Gitmo Prisoner's Trial Continues, as Child Soldier's is Postponed

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War Crimes, Ahmed Ghailani, Counterterrorism, US Embassy, Terrorism, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Federal Court, Omar Khadr, Child Soldier, Fbi, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

U.S. military prosecutors in Cuba are reportedly scrambling to get Omar Khadr, the alleged child soldier on trial for war crimes at Gitmo, to plead guilty to murder.

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Don't Wait Another Minute: Confirm Goodwin Liu

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Court, Senate Judiciary Committee, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Goodwin Liu, Politics News
Marcia D. Greenberger

The Senate can make some important progress on judges before Senators leave town. The first step is to confirm Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Close Enough Isn't Good Enough

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Law, Lawyers, Death Penalty, Criminal Justice, Federal Court, News, Technical Rules, Politics News
Andrea Lyon

None of us should feel peace of mind about an execution under the circumstances of a case like Troy Davis', whatever our feelings might be about the death penalty.

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Bold Pursuit of Gay Rights Wins in Court

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California, Proposition 8, Equal Protection, Federal Court, Gay, Due Process, Gay Marriage, Fourteenth Amendment, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

The LGBT community has always marched towards equality in small, incremental steps. Today, though, bold gestures seem to be winning the struggle.

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