The Ninth Circuit Court on Tuesday morning ordered an expedited review of a second appeal on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage — a...
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News Corp. Gave $1 million to GOP Governor’s Assoc.
(NYT) News Corp., owner of the Fox network, Fox News and newspapers including the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, gave $1 million...
Blagojevich found Guilty on only 1 of 24 Counts, Jury Deadlocked on others
(NYT) Prosecutors here once said that the conduct of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was so despicable it would make Abraham Lincoln...
Chicago Charter Schools Running a Deficit
(NYT) Even as the Obama administration promotes charter schools as a way to help raise the academic performance of the nation’s students, half of Chicago’s charter...
US to Release Debt Data on For-Profit Schools
(Reuters) The government plans to release student loan repayment rates for for-profit schools on Friday, identifying institutions by name, as part of efforts to tighten scrutiny...
Blagojevich Jurors report that they are Stalled
(AP) A new message from the jury weighing the fate of Rod Blagojevich provided a few clues Thursday about their deadlock in deliberations, stirring speculation...
Court of Appeal Rebuffs CA Governor’s Appeal
(ABC) A state appellate court has denied Gov. Schwarzenegger's appeal to overturn a lower court's ruling blocking his executive order mandating furloughs for some 150,000 state workers. The...
Whistleblower Alleges Extravagant Spending by Courts
(ABC) Charges of questionable and extravagant spending are being leveled against the state's judiciary. The charges come from a whistleblower and a group of judges. These are...
County Supervisors Seek to Overturn Law Barring Judges from Public Defender Post
(LA Times) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to ask state legislators to change an obscure 89-year-old law that appears...
Obama Signs $26-billion aid package for states into Law
(LA Times) Congress on Tuesday gave final approval to a $26.1-billion aid package for cash-strapped states that will keep 161,000 teachers and thousands of police,...