Supreme Court rules against Chicago handgun ban

The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.
A 5-4 conservative majority of justices on Monday reiterated its 2-year-old conclusion that the Constitution gives individuals equal [...]

Obama presses out for New Campaign Finance Rules

With the November midterm elections looming, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address that it was important that Congress act swiftly to ensure that the voices of the American people aren’t drowned out by deep-pocketed corporations and other special interests.
President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed Congress for swift action on measures to restrict [...]

12-year-old boy charged with adult murder

26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found by state police lying lifeless in her bed on a chilly morning of February 2009. A bullet shattered her skull. She was eight months pregnant.
The search for her killer ended with the most surprising murder suspect residents of Wampum, Pennsylvania, had ever seen: 11-year-old Jordan Brown, the son of the [...]