No Public Money for Arizona Candidates

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2011 In a second major ruling Monday, U.S. Supreme Court justices split along ideological lines to reject an Arizona campaign finance law that offered public funding to candidates unable to raise the enormous sums of money needed to run for political office. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No New Gay Marriages as California Courts Mull Prop. 8

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2011 Same-sex couples hoping to tie the knot soon in California are going to have to wait awhile longer: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday rejected a request to allow gay marriages to continue as the long-term fate of Proposition 8 remains to be seen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SB 1070’s Day in Court

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2010 The anti-immigration SB 1070 will soon have its day in court. Arizona's toxic new law is on the docket of a federal appeals court in San Francisco for Monday. The justices are expected to consider what exactly is the role of state and local authorities in immigration issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Back in Effect

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2010 On Wednesday, the Obama administration succeeded in its mission of reinstating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians among its ranks As the San Francisco Chronicle reported that afternoon, a (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team Obama to Appeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ruling?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2010 This may seem counterintuitive, if not counterproductive, given that President Obama has made noises about opposing discrimination against GLBTQ members of the military, but the Obama administration is apparently preparing (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Getting a Read on Prop. 8’s Proponents

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 The celebration about U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling overturning California's Proposition 8 hardly got under way before a trio of federal appellate judges put the kibosh on it all on Monday by putting gay marriage on the shelf for the time being. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Apple? More Like Big Brother

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 Citing the specter of terrorism, an appeals court overturned a decision that would have forced New York City to turn over documents detailing the surveillance of demonstrators, street performers and other ne'er-do-wells who may have threatened the 2004 Republican convention and our national security, of course. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Case Still Not Closed on ‘Nipplegate’ Incident

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2010 Legal battles famously have a way of dragging on, but in the case of the ongoing tussle over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl, it's getting a little ridiculous. Yes, that was six years ago. No, the involved parties are not done with their various attempts at fining and appealing said fines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democracy Activist to Get Day in Court in Myanmar

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2009 After a Kafkaesque series of house arrests, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have her day in court. The Supreme Court in Myanmar has finally agreed to hear an appeal against her most recent detention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swiss Nix Polanski’s Bail Request

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 After his legal team came up short Tuesday with its request that Swiss officials reconsider his recent arrest and release him on bail, film director Roman Polanski remained behind bars, unable to spend his time awaiting his fate from his resort home in Gstaad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS: 2, Rather: 0

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 Former CBS anchor Dan Rather has come up short -- $70 million short, in fact -- in his bid to sue his ex-employers at the network for relieving him of his desk duty following a 2004 report he delivered about then-President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Madoff Wants Out of Jail … for Now

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2009 Citing such sketchy precedents as rulings in the cases of Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, Bernard Madoff's legal team filed an appeal at a New York federal court on Friday requesting that their client be released on bail until he is sentenced on June 16. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )