Religion & Law

Nebraska Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider Electrocution as Cruel and Unusual
From journalstar.com: The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to reconsider its decision that electrocution is unconstitutional. The decision was handed down by the court in response to Attorney General Jon Bruning?s request for another hearing in the case...

Court refuses to reconsider ruling against Georgia Tech
ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE July 23, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom Court refuses to reconsider ruling against Georgia Tech Judge notes university?s ?lack of candor throughout litigation? in lawsuit filed by ADF attorneys on behalf of Tech students ATLANTA ? A federal judge Wednesday denied a request by the Georgia [...

Tax Court Refuses to Reconsider § 6015(f) Ruling in Ewing
A fractured Tax Court yesterday refused to reconsider its holding in Ewing v. Commissioner, 122 T.C. 32 (2004), holding that the determination of whether a taxpayer is entitled to innocent spouse relief under § 6015(f) is made in a trial...

Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider 'enemy combatant' evidence ruling

7th Cir Rules Anti-Gay T-Shirt Allowed
In a very narrow opinion written by Judge Posner of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, an Illinois school district was ordered to allow an anti-gay student activist to wear a t-shirt that reads "Be Happy, Not Gay"...

"Appeals court will reconsider homeschooling ruling"
"Appeals court will reconsider homeschooling ruling": Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle provides a news update that begins, "A state appeals court has agreed to reconsider its decision last month that barred homeschooling by parents who lack teaching credentials, raising the possibility that the judges will change a decision that has infuriated homeschool advocates nationwide...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships
NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships

Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action
Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action

New York, NY and the NYPD
alleging false arrest for violating an unconstitutional anti-loitering law.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.