federal law
The Slants insist their name is protected by the Constitution. But the government thinks otherwise.
A court said they are without authority to wipe out "valid" convictions.
They claim the Obama administration is misreading federal civil rights laws.
The officer had argued that, under federal law, he had never conspired with anyone.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Corporations won't be able to head off class action lawsuits by simply making a money offer to plaintiffs.
An appeals court ruled that a trademark provision that prohibits disparaging names violates the First Amendment.
The head of the Supreme Court inadvertently participated in a case involving a company where he had a significant financial stake.
The court agreed to hear a pair of cases that could help the commonwealth deal with some of its crushing debt.
The justice's hard-line approach to interpreting criminal law may spare a man from a 10-year sentence.