Betty Perry of Orem, Utah is a 70-year-old grandma and widow who was assaulted and spent and hour in jail because she can't afford to water her lawn. When a police officer materialized on her front porch to issue a citation under the city zoning ord… more »

Lewis ?Scooter? Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice by a jury of his peers. Libby was covering up White House involvement in exposing the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame.… more »

Although it sounds like the stuff of science fiction, a British government panel has approved the creation of interspecies clones -- human-animal hybrids for use in medical experiments. The British panel insisted that these genetically engineered e… more »

Montana resident Tim Sundles was recently sentenced by a federal court to six days in jail and two years of probation for attempting to kill wolves with poisoned meat. That effort went awry when the pesticide-laced meatballs were eaten a neighbor's pet… more »

For too many Americans, Independence Day has become an opportunity to celebrate the power of the central government, rather than to reflect on the principles of liberty. In parades and other events across the nation today, extravagant tribute will b… more »

A law recently enacted in Texas requires couples to take an eight-hour ?successful marriage? class before receiving a free marriage license. Those who decline to take the course will have to pay $60 in order to receive a license, which is double the… more »

David Burch of White Cloud, Michigan spent a weekend in jail because a local judge didn't like the condition of his yard. When Burch purchased his home last fall, the contractor who built it was supposed to finish the lawn, but didn't. After Burch m… more »

In October 2002, Christian women working for the Oakland City government created the Good News Employee Association, which they described as ?a forum for people of Faith to express their views ... with respect for the Natural Family, marriage and fami… more »

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo persuaded a judge to give Paris Hilton 45 days in jail for driving with a suspended license. At the time Delgadillo's wife Michelle was wanted on a 1998 arrest warrant for driving without insurance on a susp… more »

On June 20 the House of Representatives passed a resolution demanding that the UN Security Council charge Iranian President Maumoud Ahmadinejad with incitement to genocide, and that the Council consider unspecified ?measures? to ?prevent Iran from… more »