Judge Peter Cahill let stand criminal trespass and obstruction charges against 17 remaining “participant defendants.”

The bill addresses the deliberate distribution of pornographic images featuring unwilling subjects.

The appeal had nothing to do with the sordid particulars of the case but rather the particulars of a statute that was drafted in 1890s and last revised in 1963.

The state’s constitution is pretty comprehensive, both protecting an individual’s freedom of conscience on the one hand, and everybody’s right to be immune to others’ attempts to make them support or pay for their religious views.

Commitment to the principle of free speech has weakened in Western culture.

Ventura was never the icon that he and a compliant media made him out to be, and his defamation trial is last gasp for fame.

The Supreme Court decision is more about a continuing war against government regulation that will prove to be a public administrator’s nightmare, making it difficult to implement not just the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but perhaps thousands of other state and federal laws.

While recent case law seems to suggest yes, there is a compelling argument that electoral lies ought not to receive First Amendment protection.

Lane v. Franks decision is not only a victory for common sense, but also a modest win for the First Amendment in the government workplace.

For the first time in 16 years, the long-struggling Libertarian Party of Minnesota has gathered enough signatures to run a full slate of candidates for statewide office.