AP: Appeals Panel Again Strikes Down Va. Abortion Ban

Richmond, Va (AP): A federal appeals court says Virginia’s law banning a type of late-term abortion is still unconstitutional, even though a similar federal ban has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The 2-1 decision Tuesday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the same court’s 2005 ruling striking down the law. The [...]

WP: Court Rules That Paper Money Discriminates Against the Blind

Washington, D.C. (washingtonpost.com): A federal appeals court today upheld a lower ruling that the U.S. currency system discriminates against blind people because bills of different denominations are the same size, shape and color and cannot be easily distinguished by the visually impaired.
In a 2-1 ruling issued this morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [...]

SCOTUSBlog.com: Al-Marri’s new challenge to detention

Washington,D.C. (Scotusblog.com): In a new phase of the continuing controversy over destruction of government recordings showing harsh interrogation tactics used on detainees, attorneys for a Qatari national argued in a federal appeals court filing Wednesday that new evidence shows he is being wrongly held. The new document was filed on behalf of the only [...]