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U.S. / NEWS Fri May 30, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

SF Gate -- Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed. "I'm happy (when.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 25, 2007 @ 6:39pm neoform

BBC News -- A former high school student has lost his case in what is the US Supreme Court's first major ruling on students' free speech rights in almost 20 years. At issue was whether a school principal violated a student's right to free speech by suspending him.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 30, 2008 @ 8:10am neoform

MSNBC -- CPS officials said they were disappointed by the ruling but would take immediate steps to comply. “We are disappointed, but we understand and respect the court’s decision,” the agency said in a written statement. 'We have hope' FLDS elder W.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 23, 2007 @ 2:45pm neoform

FOX News -- The prosecutor in the case of a Liberian native charged with repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl said Monday that he is filing an appeal of a controversial judge's ruling that dismissed all charges because an interpreter who spoke the suspec.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 25, 2007 @ 5:14pm neoform

Yahoo News -- The Supreme Court tightened limits on student speech Monday, ruling against a high school student and his 14-foot-long "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner. Schools may prohibit student expression that can be interpreted as advocating drug use, Chief Justice Joh.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 5, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

Washington Post -- A federal appeals court tossed out an indecency ruling against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network yesterday and broadly questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has the right to police the airwaves for offensive language. In a 2 to.. Read More