Small Town Debates Students’ Pastry Mural. Is It Art or Zoning Violation? April 19, 2023 By Kathy McCormack and Robert F. Bukaty CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall...
New York EMS Workers Settle Suit With City Over Media Interviews March 3, 2023 Four New York City ambulance workers who said they were disciplined for speaking to the media during the harrowing, early...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer December 5, 2022 By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began hearing arguments in a major case pitting LGBT rights against a claim that...
Jurors to Decide Damages Amount in Sandy Hook Defamation Suit October 3, 2022 By Dave Collins and Pat Eaton-Robb After watching days of testimony that included the parents of slain children breaking down on the witness stand, a Connecticut...
Small New Hampshire Town Political Spats Devolve Into Defamation, Free Speech Claims August 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The small town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire and a selectman who owns a winery have successfully defended themselves against multiple...
Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings May 20, 2022 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer, Haleluya Hadero and Barbara Ortutay These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning...
Supreme Court Tackles Case About Praying Football Coach April 27, 2022 By Jessica Gresko A coach who crosses himself before a game. A math teacher reads the Bible aloud before the bell rings. A...
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Between Religion and LGBT Rights February 23, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a major new legal fight pitting religious beliefs against LGBT rights, agreeing...
Supreme Court Offs Ban on Foul Language Trademarks June 25, 2019 By Andrew Chung The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a longstanding U.S. ban on trademarks on “immoral” or “scandalous” words and symbols,...
Google Case Tests Global Reach of EU’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ September 13, 2018 By Kelvin Chan Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to...