Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:47 +0000

Supreme Court justices expressed sympathy Wednesday for the aims of the Stolen Valor Act, a law that makes it a federal offense to lie about earning military honors, but had concerns about how far the government could go in punishing liars of all stripes.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:04:43 +0000

The Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that Justice Department may withhold mugshots of federal prisoners from the public.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:32:22 +0000

Never doubt the power that is Saturday Night Live political satire. Last week, we told you that the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure which would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound, and that could likely mean a more physically invasive transvaginal ultrasound for women in the early stages of pregnancy. Gov. Bob McDonnell indicated his support for the law. On Saturday, SNL's Weekend Update ridiculed the Virginia General Assembly and the bill, with Amy Poehler saying "transvaginal" was her "favorite airline." Weekend Update anchor Seth Myers also mocked the Virginia bill that declares life begins at conception. Now, Gov. McDonnell has backed off his unconditional support for the ultrasound bill. . .

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:52:35 +0000

Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:36:27 +0000

The court is revisiting the issue of affirmative action in state-college admission, this time in a case involving the University of Texas at Austin, which said it based its policy on Grutter, the WSJ's Jess Bravin reports.