Supreme Court OKs Calif. Gun Show Bans
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court's ruling that upheld a county ordinance banning gun shows on government property such as fairgrounds.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police do not violate the constitutional right to privacy when a dog sniff of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop turns up contraband.
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The District of Columbia's long-standing ban on handguns was overturned Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected the city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies only to militias, not individuals.
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A California library can bar a   religious group from holding worship services in library   meeting rooms open to the public, a U.S. appeals court ruled on   Wednesday.
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The District asked the Supreme Court yesterday to save the city's ban on handgun ownership, saying an appeals court's decision overturning the prohibition "drastically departs from the mainstream of American jurisprudence."
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A state appeals court upheld California's ban on gay marriage Thursday, a critical defeat for a movement hungry for a win after similar losses in two other states.
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The Supreme Court said Thursday that athletic associations can enforce limits on recruiting high school athletes without violating coaches' free speech rights.
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The Supreme Court of California on Monday barred athletic shoe maker Adidas from selling shoes made from kangaroo leather in California, reversing a lower court's decision.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, despite his gun-toting &quot;Terminator&quot; image, signed a law banning powerful sniper rifles, just after a US federal ban on assault weapons expired.
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State Supreme Court judge ruled today that New York City can ban protesters from using the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sunday for a rally, the largest planned for the Republican National Convention, according to The Associated Press.
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The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle today when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.
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A federal judge ruled on Monday a California law to label violent video games and bar their sale to minors was unconstitutional, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to say he would appeal the ruling.
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that spectators at a murder trial were free to wear buttons bearing a picture of the victim in front of the jury that convicted the defendant.
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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Colorado Republicans challenging a congressional redistricting plan favorable to Democrats.
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday repealing most of the District's gun laws, in a vote that handed an election-season victory to gun rights groups and was denounced by the city's leaders as a historic violation of home rule.
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The Supreme Court this week let stand rules that keep menorahs and Christmas trees in holiday displays - but not cr&#232;ches.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5 -- A state appeals court ruled Thursday that California's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitutional rights of gay men and lesbians, a critical defeat to a movement hungry for a win after high courts in New York and Washington state upheld similar bans.