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Friday, November 30, 2012  A California law prohibiting mental health providers from counseling gay minors on how to become straight faces its first legal test Friday.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Texas judge is expected to rule in lawsuit over football banners with Bible verses

Friday, September 28, 2012  A Ku Klux Klan group has won a preliminary injunction allowing it to proceed with plans to leaflet vehicles Friday in southeast Missouri.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Man who stripped at Oregon airport says TSA invaded his privacy

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Marine facing dismissal to appear before military board to argue free speech case

Friday, February 10, 2012  US bishops reserve judgment on revamped birth control rule, say they still have concerns

Friday, February 03, 2012  White House, religious groups in fight over doctrine, religious freedom and contraception

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Dissident Wikipedia editors say blackout could threaten credibility of their work

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Some justices said they were troubled by inconsistent standards that allowed certain words and displays in some contexts but not in others.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Supreme Court weighs validity of broadcast TV regulation now that viewers have so many choices

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Updated with link to court's decision. In free speech case, US Supreme Court rules for protesters at Marine's funeral

Monday, January 17, 2011  Lawmakers want to shield mourning families from hateful protests

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  Supreme Court justices suggested they would like to rule for a dead Marine's father against fundamentalist church members who picketed his son's funeral — but they aren't sure they can.

Saturday, October 02, 2010  Free speech cases closely watched as Supreme Court begins 2010-11 term with 3 female justices

Saturday, October 02, 2010  An assistant attorney general in Michigan has been using his personal blog to attack the openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan