In the matter of Viacom, Inc., Federal Communications Commission, ruling adopted November 9, 2004 and released November 23, 2004 [adopting a consent decree under which Viacom agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle FCC allegations of indecency on its radio...

AP is reporting that media conglomerate Viacom has agreed to pay a record $3.5 million to settle FCC allegations of indecency on its radio and television stations.6:15 PM ET - The complete FCC order is now available online....

Hate Crimes Statistics 2003, Federal Bureau of Investigation, released November 22, 2004. Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Civil Rights Enforcement by the Bush Administration, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University, released November 21, 2004 . Read the text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

Following up on a story reported earlier this afternoon in JURIST's Paper Chase, an apparent bipartisan deal to pass intelligence reform legislation based on recommendations of the 9/11 Commission collapsed on the House floor at the last minute late...

Young v. Bryco Arms et al., Illinois Supreme Court, November 18, 2004 [dismissing two lawsuits which had accused gunmakers and suburban gun shops of creating a public nuisance by putting guns in the metropolitan market knowing they would end up...

AP is reporting that according to Republican Party sources, Senator Arlen Specter is drafting a written pledge that as the new head of the Senate Judiciary Committee he would provide timely hearings and quick votes for Bush judicial nominees....

BBC News is reporting that a Spanish court has sentenced a 16 year-old boy to six years in jail after he admitted handling explosives used in the Madrid train bombings. The sentencing is the first in connection with the...

United Nations Security Council, Resolution 1572 (2004), unanimously adopted November 15, 2004 . Read the full text of the Resolution as part of the general UN press release on the debate here....

State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Opinion re: State and Local Public Benefits Subject to Proposition 200, November 13, 2004 [ruling that Proposition 200, the Arizona state initiative aimed at keeping illegal immigrants from receiving public...