Catholic Church chasing away members
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How to discredit a church: Be "pro life"or "go somewhere else."
Their complaint alleged that they were being forced to pay $600,000 annually and receiving inadequate value.
By MICHAEL KIRKLAND WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sometime soon, the U.S. Supreme Court again will be obliged to rule on the constitutionality of a religious symbol on public land.
A judge’s ruling in a Manhattan case is viewed as a groundbreaking push to get state courts to focus on evidence over procedure when deciding claims of innocence.
Two very different cases, the Jose Padilla case and the "balloon boy" case, cast new light on a legal issue that has been simmering for years: when, whether and how defendants should be informed about the collateral consequences of pleading or being found guilty.
Norman Vincent Peale Award Recipient is Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Students from Harvard University won five Rhodes Scholarships and those from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were awarded three, leading the 32 U.S. recipients of the award for 2010.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Students from Harvard University won five Rhodes Scholarships and those from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology three, leading the 32 U.S. recipients of the award for 2010.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride has been named Judge of the Year by the Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
The U.S. Supreme Court justice speaks at a dinner for the Creighton University School of Law.
By JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland Friday embraced discussions about jettisoning special-interest money from the selection of Ohio justices but stopped short of endorsing the end of popular elections. In the meantime, he plans to campaign in 2010 to get at least one Democrat elected to the all-Republican state Supreme Court. Three of seven seats will be on ...
From the marbled corridors of Congress to the tony salons of Georgetown, liberal lawmakers are abuzz with ideas on how to rein in U.S. corporations. Yet over in the courts, two conservative lawyers are mounting a serious challenge to a law, enacted earlier in the decade, that imposed tough restrictions on American businesses. A ruling in their favor could deal a serious blow to the pro ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) has said in a speech at Ohio State University the Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical creation, not as a text subject to modern reinterpretation.
Back when the Constitution was being drafted, there was no way to account for modern issues like abortion or sodomy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said on Tuesday.
BENNINGTON — Brandeis University professor Anita Hill, who rose to national prominence in 1991 during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has been appointed to serve as a member of Southern Vermont College's board of trustees, the independent college announced on Thursday. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Staff Writer
COLUMBUS -- The Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical creation, not as a text subject to modern reinterpretation, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Tuesday.