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The United States government is built around the concept of separation of powers among three branches of government, the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

President Barack Obama's nomination of the first Hispanic to the US Supreme Court has raised the hopes of generations of Latinos, women, diabetics & American immigrants.

Serving as a judge for the U.S. Customs court, one of Cline's first cases was historic for women, establishing that a married woman could determine where she lived.

Consumers in some states continue to face legal obstacles in making direct wine purchases despite the U.S. Supreme Court permitting these sales in a 2005 ruling.

Popularly known as a fair- and open-minded judge, Allen was suggested several times to fill a spot on the Supreme Court.

President Obama's nomination of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court was driven by a rigorous selection process shaped by a confluence of factors.

This young lady showed amazing courage, fortitude, and talent. She goes down in history with a long list of avition firsts to her credit.

US cyber-bullying laws came under attack as a federal judge tentatively reversed convictions in a social networking site, MySpace, suicide case.

In this age of mass media murder often takes centre stage. The impact of murder reaches beyond the original deaths and can affect the area for generations.

As his popularity reached a zenith during the 1936 election, FDR took steps to attract black voters to the Democratic Party and create an enduring political majority.

Marbury v Madison allowed the Marshall Court to give a broad definition of Judicial Review and perfect the Founding Father's vision of Constitutional checks and balances.

A judge has reversed the stay of deportation for John Demjanjuk, who is accused of being an accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews in a Nazi concentration camp.

Banning eight "Black Sox," including the immortal Joe Jackson, helped save baseball regardless of the still disputed innocence or guilt of the accused.

U.S. Marshals began serving the United States in the 18th century and continues to perform their duties today.

On January 7, 2009, a U.S. Federal Judge began the process of examining the legal rights of over 600 detainees being held in Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

Canada and the United States develop culling programs that lack sound science. To add to the controversy humane culling is difficult, if not impossible, in this case.

St. Louis judge Rufus Easton platted an area on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River in 1818, naming it Alton after one of his sons.

A huge political scandal on the eve of an election would ruin the average candidate--but Huey Long, Louisiana's Kingfish, was not the average candidate.

Continental Hockey League (KHL) owner Alexander Medvedev targets NHL free agents for new league in Russia. KHL promises higher salaries than NHL.

UnitedHealth, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, Cigna & Health Net insure 104 million Americans, made $191 billion in revenue, wasted $32 billion on admin & profited $10 billion.

Elizabeth Edwards has faced the death of her oldest son and stage 4 cancer with dignity and courage. Read about this not-so-typical political wife.

Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic American and the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court.

Several White Sox players confessed to deliberately losing the 1919 World Series. Although they later recanted, eight men were banned for life and the sport almost died.

ASPCA and BAD RAP wlll help a federal judge decide if these victims of the dog fighting world have been doomed from birth or if they can be safely rehomed. October update

Fortune cookies are not an ancient Chinese tradition, but are either a North American invention or a Japanese treat.

When Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest in 1968, Albert Turner drove him to his grave in a mule-drawn wagon.

The law says that your school system is obligated to provide a student with disabilities with a FAPE – a free appropriate public education. Do you know what that MEANS?

A 1970s fight over what part of Disney characters was copyrightable pitted a provocateur cartoonist against a reactionary court, and set a twenty-five-year precedent.

An independent judicial watch group and their attorneys recall the "Search Warrant Trick" then Atty. Gen. Janet Reno used in changing Elian's family custody.

Public demands in Canada and the U.S. for getting tough on crime have led to exploding prison populations and prohibitive costs. Solutions must come quickly.

After 60 years, the owners of cartoon star Felix the Cat decided that the Kit-Cat Klock looks too much like their creation.

Gassing condemned prisoners has gone out of style in favour of lethal injections; that's a good thing.

Even as the president continues his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, protesters plan to rally nearby to ensure that abortion is not in the health care reform bill.

On December 8, 2008 the Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested for criminal corruption charges.The tipping point was the looming appointment of Barack Obama's successor.

Lescroart's use of an ensemble cast in his Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky series lets characters Wes Ferrell, Amy Wu, Wyatt Hunt, and Gina Roarke also gain featured roles.

The fate of President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, will be known this week as senators proceed to consider her qualifications.

Several Supreme Court cases have addressed the question of the extent to which suspected terrorist detainees being held by the U.S. government have constitutional rights.

Biography of Mother Jones (nee Mary Harris), iconic American labor activist and organizer whom the Senate declared "the most dangerous woman in America".

A Senate Judiciary Committee bill would allow reporters not to identify news sources if national security is not involved. Critics think it gives too much press latitude.