Oct 22nd, 2008 · The presidential campaigns have fallen victim to a common copyright problem on the Internet. News networks complained that campaign commercials were using their footage and they demanded YouTube take them off its site. Free speech advocates say this is a high profile case that's part of an ongoing problem.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Workers from the Pacific Island of Palau now work at the Agriprocessors packing plant in Postville , Iowa. But Agriprocessors has been charged with an array of labor violations. Palauan officials recently traveled to Postville to meet with plant managers.
Sep 24th, 2008 · On Sunday, 33 pastors across the country are expected to preach a sermon that endorses or opposes a political candidate by name. This would be a flagrant violation of a law that bans tax-exempt organizations from being involved in political campaigns.
Sep 10th, 2008 · State officials in Iowa filed charges Tuesday against top executives of Agriprocessors, the Kosher meatpacking plant raided by immigration agents last May. The state accuses the owner and managers of the plant with more than 9,000 counts of child labor violations.
Aug 16th, 2008 · When violence in a neighborhood in Arkansas boiled over last week, the mayor declared a curfew. The city council supports the motion. But civil rights groups say this is a violation of the constitution.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Georgian officials charged Wednesday that Russian forces had entered the key city of Gori and seized a military base inside Georgia in clear violation of a recently brokered cease-fire. Georgia also said Russian troops are carrying out an "ethnic cleansing and purification campaign." Russia denies the claims.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Russia and Georgia have agreed to a provisional cease-fire that ends five days of conflict. The truce was negotiated by the French president.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · This week, the city of Philadelphia begins formally evicting the local Boy Scouts of America chapter from the building it has occupied rent-free for 80 years. The city had given the local chapter until May 31 to defy the national Scouts policy against admitting gay members or start paying $200,000 a year in rent. Instead, the Scouts filed a federal lawsuit last week claiming the city is singling out the group for punishment, in violation of its First Amendment rights. Joel Rose