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Rev. Robert Schuller Loses Crystal Cathedral Bankruptcy Appeal
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 1955, the Rev. Robert Schuller established Garden Grove Community Church in an old drive-in theater in Orange County, California. Over the next 50 years,...
Can Religious Pharmacists Refuse to Stock Plan B Pills?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Under Hobby Lobby, a closely held corporation with religious objections can refuse to pay for insurance coverage for birth control and instead request an...
Did Mass Murderers File a Motion in the Tech Anti-Poaching Suit?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's Friday, which means my ability to take anything seriously is absolutely nearing it end. I'm running on fumes here. Fortunately, eight federal inmates,...
9th Cir. Will Hear Idaho Mom's NSA Surveillance Lawsuit
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Add Anna Smith to the growing list of plaintiffs involved in lawsuits against the NSA's surveillance program. Smith is as innocuous as they come -- "a mother...
On Again, Off Again Arizona Execution Lasts Two Hours
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Who could've predicted this? Perhaps anyone who has been watching the string of executions that have been carried out over the past few months -- a series of...
9th Grants Stay Over Execution Drug Secrecy, Creates Circuit Split
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Here's another interesting death penalty ruling out of the West Coast. The Ninth Circuit just did what a number of other courts have refused to do: forced a...