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A Kern County judge on Monday night ruled in favor of the owner Tastries Barkery in a case over refusing to design and bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. The ruling stated California could not force the Bakery's owner, Cathy Miller, to make cakes that would go against her beliefs.

The author of a U.S.-published book that accused a former Saudi banking executive of funding terrorism is battling a precedent that experts say could give any foreign libel law priority over U.S. free press and speech guarantees. The case involving Rachel Ehrenfeld is one of the "most important First Amendment cases of the past 25 years.."

The judicial branch is no place for politics, Judge John E. Jones III told a crowd Tuesday afternoon at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. The federal judge from Pottsville ruled in December that Dover's intelligent design policy was unconstitutional...... Jones was among the speakers at a two-day convocation..Though he was asked to speak about the Constitution's Establishment Clause..he instead talked about the broader issue of th epublic blurring the lines between the branches of government...... judges should make decisions based on the law, not based on personal affiliation, he said. "We must remember that we have a rule of law,"...

How to Confront the Enemy at Home: the liberal naysayers and America haters, enemies to our troops. By Eric K. Fox The first Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech to Americans. But there are limits. This freedom is abrogated by the responsibility of America’s citizens not to use this freedom to incite insurrection or violence against the United States government or our military forces. Unfortunately, since the 1960's, liberals have been able to get around this obligation, which is both legal and moral, with impunity. It’s time Americans confront this enemy from within. By not confronting liberals with this caveat...

Howard Stern says the end of his career is closer than the two years left on his contract. "I know that it's over for me," Stern said Wednesday morning. "I have been really good at predicting my career and I know when I'm outmatched. It's over for me as a broadcaster. I'm checkmated. All they gotta do is fine us and then we're gone. And there's nothing we can do about it."But even with comments like that, Stern is not going down without a fight. For the past two days the syndicated morning man has been attacking those he feels are his oppressors - Clear Channel, the...