U.S. top court rules warrants required for cellphone location data

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past Continue reading →

Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado Christian baker who refused for Continue reading →

Secret use of census info helped send Japanese Americans to internment camps in WWII

The Census Bureau plans to ask people if they are U.S. citizens in the 2020 count of the nation’s population, Continue reading →

U.S. appeals court says Title VII covers discrimination based on sexual orientation

A U.S. appeals court in Manhattan on Monday ruled that a federal law banning sex bias in the workplace also Continue reading →

Bermuda replaces same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships

Bermuda Gov. John Rankin has signed a bill legalizing domestic partnerships for the British territory — an action immediately criticized Continue reading →

Advocates celebrate ‘huge win’ against Trump’s transgender military ban

Openly transgender individuals are now able to enlist in the U.S. military, after the Justice Department on Friday made clear Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage bill clears Australia’s Senate

Australia’s upper house Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, perhaps as soon as next week, after Continue reading →

Georgia sheriff, deputies indicted after body searches of 900 high school students

The sound system squawked at 8 a.m., just as the school day was revving up at Worth County High School. The Continue reading →