Four days after the first federal appellate-level hearing on two religious colleges' legal challenge to the contraceptive mandate, the appeals court said Tuesday the lawsuit will remain pending.
Commentary: Tougher gun control laws face an uphill climb, but Obama has the ability and clout to make something happen.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced Dec. 12 that the state would not set up its own health insurance exchange and instead join the federal exchange, which will cover elective abortions.
Just how the decision will impact such issues as abortion was not totally clear.
At the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, legislative director Maria Vitale Gallagher said she thinks states can opt out of abortion coverage in the federal exchange.
In a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the HHS contraceptive mandate Dec. 14, lawyers could barely complete their sentences before judges asked questions challenging their assertions.
A district court judge ruled that North Carolina's attempt to offer "Choose Life" plates is unconstitutional because it is "viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment."
In the wake of historic victories for gay rights supporters in last month's elections, a pair of USA Today/Gallup Polls find growing acceptance among Americans toward gay men and lesbians -- and soaring optimism among gay Americans that issues involving homosexuality will one day no longer divide the nation.
The Supreme Court will hear a case on California's Proposition 8 and a New York case on the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
We say: The Catholic church teaches that the economy is made for the people, not the other way around. The government would be wise to follow that idea.
A federal court in Indiana has rejected atheists' requests to preside at wedding ceremonies, saying only clergy or public officials are licensed to solemnize marriages.
The poll showed that almost two-thirds of Americans believe businesses should be required to provide the coverage for free, even if contraception conflicts with the owner's religious ethics.
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