Thai court ruling deals new blow to government
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Riot policemen stand guard as an anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag in front of Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. The top…
Judicial appointments and nominations
Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the…
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO LOOK AT MO. SEX ASSAULT CASE
By BILL DRAPER Melinda Coleman listens to a question during an interview in her home in Albany, Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Coleman says justice was denied when charges were…
SUPREME COURT TERM BEGINS WITH CONTENTIOUS TOPICS
By MARK SHERMAN FILE – In this June 27, 2012, file photo law enforcement officers set up a perimeter controls in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the eve…
CRUZ, LEE PLAN ON ‘OBAMACARE’ UNNERVES SOME IN GOP
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this July 24, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cruz says he will fight “with every breath”…
EGYPT’S MORSI TO BE TRIED FOR INCITING VIOLENCE
By SARAH EL DEEB A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Army during a march following Friday Muslim prayers at Nasser City in Cairo, Egypt,…
MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
KAGAN: JUSTICES NOT TECH SAVVY, SEND PAPER MEMOS
By MICHELLE R. SMITH United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, speaks with Brown University historian Ted Widmer during a forum at Chase Theater in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, Aug. 20,…