Court: Warrantless Searches of Phones Violate Fourth Amendment

STEVE LeBLANC / The Associated Press Nov 12, 2019 The ruling in Boston strengthens the protections of international travelers and their electronics at airports and other ports of entry. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Red State Victory for Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Sep 21, 2018 A Missouri federal court is protecting hundreds of thousands of new voter registrations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Partly Lifts Trump Ban on Refugees

MARTHA BELLISLE / The Associated Press Dec 23, 2017 A federal judge agrees that the policy prevents people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with relatives living legally in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the GOP’s Bid to Delay Scalia’s Replacement Could Play to Obama’s Advantage

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 15, 2016 Obama's GOP foes may want to rethink their strategy if they think that forming a congressional human wall instead of approving the president's pick to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is the way to count down Obama's final year in office. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Life Sentence for Embassy Bomber

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2011 He is the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in America's civilian courts, and on Tuesday a US district judge sentenced 36-year-old Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to life in prison without parole for plotting attacks on two U embassies in Africa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Omen in the Prop. 8 Battle?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2010 Many fear that a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court may be an omen on how the court might rule if the legal battle over Proposition 8 arrives in Washington. The 5-4 decision ruled that Internet streaming of the Prop. 8 trial in San Francisco would cause a hostile public climate toward anti-gay marriage advocates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )