Bradley Manning Court Martial Under Way
The court martial of Bradley Manning, the former soldier accused of transmitting a massive number of classified US military and diplomatic..
Courts
Supreme Court Rules Against Patenting Human Genes
Jacob Chamberlain, Common Dreams The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a victory for..
Maryland v. King: Supreme Court Approves Warrantless Police DNA Collection; Scalia Joins Liberals in Dissent
In a 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court has affirmed the right of police to collect DNA samples from everyone arrested– but not charged..
Orange County to Pay $4.4 Million to Family of Unarmed Marine Shot Dead by Sheriff’s Deputy
Orange County, California will pay more than $4 million to the family of an unarmed Marine shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy in 2012...
Torture Victim James Kluppelberg Sues Chicago and Police
Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service One of Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge’s torture victims spent 24 years in prison for an..
Texas Judge John Roach Jr. Forces Lesbian Couple Carolyn Compton and Page Price to Live Separately or Lose Children
A lesbian couple has been forced to break up their happy home by a homophobic Texas judge who threatened to take their two children away if..
Helping Vernon Bowman, the Farmer Who Owes Over $80K after Losing Monsanto Patent Case
Heather Callaghan, Activist Post You may have heard of 76-year-old Vernon Hugh Bowman from Indiana who tenaciously took on Monsanto all the..
Chase Accused of Robo-Signing Abuses in Credit Card Collections
Matt Reynolds, Courthouse News Service Chase Bank abused “tens of thousands” of Californian credit cardholders in a..
Raw Milk on Trial: Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Vernon Hershberger Faces Jail, Fine; Trial Begins May 20
Activist Post Things are heating up in Baraboo, Wisconsin as a long awaited food rights trial approaches. Raw milk drinkers are outraged..
Pro-Bible Cheerleaders Defeat High School Ban
Courthouse News Service High school cheerleaders in Kountze, Texas, can display Bible verses on football game banners, a judge ruled,..
