A federal jury on Thursday found former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife guilty of accepting sweetheart loans and lavish gifts from a businessman in exchange for promoting his company.
Lawyers for the state of Utah believe they have the perfect case for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide once and for all the hotly-contested legal rights issue of whether states can ban gay marriage.
The lawsuit against the state of Virginia's ban on recognizing same-sex marriage is just one of the many legal challenges filed by individuals in several US states on the basis that it violates the fundamental freedom to marry someone of your own choice.
