Religious Discrimination 'Mezuzah Case' Gets New Life
A federal appellate court today revived a Jewish family's lawsuit against a Chicago condominium association that repeatedly removed a mezuzah from the...
A federal appellate court today revived a Jewish family's lawsuit against a Chicago condominium association that repeatedly removed a mezuzah from the...
AP | BEN FELLER and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has interviewed federal appeals court judge Diane Wood for the Supreme Court, one of the face-to-face meetin...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media
About two weeks ago, I criticized Jeffrey Rosen for a profile of potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Purporting to be "The Case Against ...
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics
The debate over whether Sullivan or Karlan could make it through the approval process given their sexual orientation is an important one, and it illustrates just how far America has to go towards tolerance and equality.
Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 06.09.2009 | Chicago
On its face, the so-called mezuzah case sparks an interesting question: Does a condo association violate owners' civil rights by banning religious sym...
AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Several prospects to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter have major stock holdings that could pose conflict-of-interest prob...
WBBM Newsradio | Posted 06.04.2009 | Chicago
Durbin says there are some outstanding potential choices for the US Supreme Court right here in Chicago. He suggests Federal Judge Anne Williams, who'...
Chicago Public Radio | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago
On the widely-reported list of candidates the president is expected to consider are at least two federal judges from his home town. One often-mentione...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics
With the announcement that Justice David Souter is planning on retiring from the Supreme Court to return to New Hampshire, President Barack Obama now ...
The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics
Diane Wood, a 14-year veteran of the Chicago 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, was an early name tossed into the ring as a possible Obama Supreme Court no...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics
News of Justice David Souter's plan to retire at the end of the Supreme Court's current term immediately set off one of Washington D.C.'s most cherish...
Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago