Religion & Law

U.S. Supreme Court will hear dispute over 8-foot cross
"The Supreme Court agreed Monday to step into a long-running legal fight over an 8-foot cross that stands as a war memorial in the vast Mojave National Preserve in California . . . "

"Alabama Supreme Court to hear appeal of Patton Creek flooding dispute in session at Samford University"
The Alabama Supreme Court and the Court of Civil Appeals will hear oral arguments in a special session at the Leslie Wright Center at Samford University beginning at 9:00 a.m. on April 17, 2008...

Supreme Court Heard Arguments Yesterday in AT&T v. Hulteen
NY Times: Justices Hear Bias Case on Maternity, Pensions and Timing, by Adam Liptak: The argument of an employment discrimination case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday was full of references to one of the court?s more controversial decisions in...

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear tribal jurisdiction dispute
For the first time since 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court this term will consider what types of disputes can be heard by Tribal courts. Earlier this month, the Court agreed to review Plains Commerce Bank v...

Wisconsin Village's Cross Display Is Questioned
The village of Holmen, Wisconsin finds itself in the midst of a church-state dispute according to yesterday's Holmen Courier. In 1960, a lighted star and cross were put up on Star Hill, then private property, with the cost of the display spit between the village and the Lion's Club...

No news is good news
We have all been waiting to hear from the US Supreme Court and, so far, there has been no news. If there is no decision from the Supreme Court by noon tomorrow (Tuesday, September 30), the death warrant for Troy will expire...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.

Murphy City, TX
$255,000 settlement in controversial pedophile news program case.

Anthem Blue Cross
Settles with California

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Horizon Blue Cross
Settles Anorexia Class Action