Law & Society

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin was suspended for allegedly violating state ethics. Eakin was said to have sent and received some offensive and lewd emails which got him involved in the Porngate scandal.

On Jan. 1, licensed firearms owners in Texas will be able to openly carry a handgun in most places. However, private businesses and other establishments can ban open carry under the new law, which has many confused with how to proceed.

The government's top lawyers are scheduled to square off against the team representing an Alaska moose hunter who has spent a small fortune fighting for what, to him, is the spirit of the Last Frontier. In court, it'll come down to questions about the legislative intent behind Alaska's federally protected lands and arguments over legal precedent.