By: Lawrence Hurley Article Reprint WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked certain restrictions on abortion contained in a Texas state law that abortion rights groups said would have forced all but
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Renouncing U.S. citizenship is about to get a lot more expensive
By Olivier Knox Article Reprint The record numbers of Americans who have renounced their U.S. citizenship since January 2009 did so at the bargain-basement cost of $450, a subsidized fee that the State Department plans
Read more“Ferguson October”: The Continued Fight Against Police Injustice
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Two months after the slaying of Mike Brown, protestors lined up in front of Ferguson Police Department demanding answers. The rally yielded a few arrests, one which included Cornell West
Read moreSupreme Court: public prayer isn’t unconstitutional, even if it is mostly Christian
By End the Lie Article Reprint The Supreme Court handed down what may be a landmark ruling in a contentious case over public prayer at the board meetings of a New York town, ruling that
Read moreIs privacy really dead? Should we care?
By End the Lie Article Reprint Privacy in today’s digital age is a rare commodity and it only seems to be getting harder to come by. Is there anything the public can do about it?
Read moreManslaughter Charge for Officer Who Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones Dismissed
ebony.com Article Reprint Michigan’s appeals court on Monday let stand the dismissal of a manslaughter charge against a Detroit police officer who killed a 7-year-old girl during a raid. In a brief order, a three-judge
Read moreNew York’s Ridiculous Knife Law
BTN STAFF You can carry a pocket knife on the airplane; but if you carry one in New York City, it can get you six years in prison. That’s what happened to Richard Neal while
Read moreHong Kong Protests Quiet Down
BTN STAFF After a week of clashing with Chinese police and officials, students have returned back to school and work. Many are wondering what will happen next following the furious display of dissent from the
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