"It's the government's responsibility to protect the nation from terrorist attacks, but the courts have a crucial role to play in ensuring that counterterrorism policies are consistent with the Constitution." The government filed a brief in the case in September, claiming that the executive's ...
Brevard County Democratic Party chair Pamela Castellana topped off her white ensemble with a sash that read, "Votes for Women.” “We live in Florida, where we wear suffragette white because they can take away our rights to vote tomorrow,” Castellana said.People are se...
Growing up, queer East Bay state Senate candidate Kathryn Lybarger lived an itinerant life. Born in Lahore, Pakistan to American parents working there for the Presbyterian Church, she moved at the age of 5 with her family to Cleveland, Ohio. When she was a teenager, her family relocated to ...
The separation of powers, which is at the heart of our system of checks and balances, allows the president to have as much power as Congress and the courts but no more than that. The importance of this constitutional principle cannot be overstated. Thus, it's time for Congress to grow a...
Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836, Stanton became a highly successful attorney. In 1847 he moved to Pittsburgh and nine years later to Washington, D.C., where he built a wide practice in the federal courts. During all these years Stanton remained a staunch Democrat but grew steadily more ...
The first display involved a Christian nativity scene inside the Allegheny County Courthouse. The second display was a large Chanukah menorah, erected each year by the Chabad Jewish organization, outside the City-County building. The ACLU claimed the displays constituted state endorsement of religion....
"Meo's barber shop was always one of the few older businesses to survive in Catskill and is now the oldest and longest running business on Main Street," the Greene County Legislature said about Meo. "There is no double that the reason for their longevity has to do with...