Do the proponents of Proposition 8 have standing to pursue their appeal in the 9th Circuit or before the US Supreme Court? The answer to that question, it turns out, is anything but obvious.

Documentary filmmakers and journalists may breathe a partial sigh of relief today as the Court of Appeals has issued a largely positive order in the case of documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger. Attorney Michael C. Donaldson filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Writers Guild of America, East, as well as 22 other industry organizations and individuals, who saw an earlier court order for Berlinger to turn over footage he filmed making CRUDE, The Real Price of Oil as a grave threat to the future of investigative documentaries.

Elizabeth Warren on possible nomination to Supreme Court

A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard believe they have evidence that shows prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too.

The California Court of Appeal ruled, in a unanimous decision, that California-born transgender Americans be issued a new birth certificate to reflect their gender upon request. Previously, out-of-state residents needed a court order from their state of residency, something not all non-California courts could be persuaded to provide.