Constitutional law

Independence Day commemorates the legal separation of the original thirteen colonies from Great Britain. The actual...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia. The Court’s op...

Last week, comedian Kathy Griffin sparked outrage when she posed for a photo with a fake, bloody head resembling ...

In March, a Texas Court of Appeals issued its decision in Sanders v. State of Texas. In that case, Sanders was conv...

COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Should Images of Animal Cruelty Be Protected Under the First Amendment? With t...

With the high-profile arrest and conviction of the NFL's Michael Vick, more people than ever are aware of the illeg...

COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Case on FCC Fines for Fleeting Expletives Shows Court's Antiquated View of Evolving...

It used to be that an isolated “bad word” might simply get your mouth washed out with soap. But after U2 lead...

Can a true story place a person in a false light? Until last week, the state of Florida had never clearly decided ...

Judges don’t get up in the morning to fix legislative mistakes. They’ll take their best shot at what the wo...