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The City of Orange will remove its annual nativity scene after a request from the Orange County Atheists to hang a banner alongside the decorations at city hall. The city reviewed Supreme Court decisions regarding Christmas decorations on city property based on the request made by the atheist organization, according to a press release. More »
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement on Tuesday urging the City of Orange to keep a nativity scene outside of its city hall, after the city announced… More »
The Seventh Circuit holds unconstitutional the action by the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois (the county that contains Chicago), Tom Dart.
Source: Sheriff’s letters to Visa and MasterCard demanding that they stop doing business with Backpage.com violate the First Amendment More »
The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at the University of Virginia filed a $25 million lawsuit Monday against Rolling Stone for the fraternity’s portrayal in a 2014 story alleging that its members gang-raped a freshman in 2012. More »
Veteran mogul says record-breaking rap biopic paints him unfairly as a shady business operator and architect of the famed hip-hop group’s breakup More »
A Georgia grand jury indicted 15 members of a group supporting the Confederate flag on terror charges Friday following a July confrontation with a black family who was celebrating a child’s birthday. More »
Deadspin and SB Nation accounts were suspended after complaints from the N.F.L., Ultimate Fighting Championship and two college football conferences. More »
It began with an Austrian law student in California who “had to write about something,” but has led to a decision that is roiling United States tech companies. More »
The court held that, under California law, cities can’t claim copyright in public records. More »
The Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments in this unique libel case. It would be a rare example of “libel tourism,” because the U.S. offers greater protections than Mexico. It’s a jurisdiction question because the defendants operate in Mexico but broadcast across the border to to McAllen, where Trevi now lives. If she prevails what level of fault would she have to prove? More »
