Michael Henninger / Post-Gazette
More than 1,000 gathered for the Pittsburgh Independence Day Tea Party held on Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park yesterday.
They rallied against tax hikes, against abortion rights, against the notion that global warming was man-made and for gun rights. (Yesterday)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's rejection of a decision against white firefighters endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor gives Republicans a renewed chance to attack her speeches and writings, but is not expected to imperil her confirmation to the high court, political and legal analysts said last week. (Yesterday)
From prisoners' rights to environmental protection, laws set by the West's powerful appeals court were overturned in 15 of the 16 cases reviewed this term by the U.S. Supreme Court. (Yesterday)
Decisions of your lawmakers: (Yesterday)
The legal team for Dr. Cyril H. Wecht is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to formally rebuke Pittsburgh's U.S. attorney for insisting at a news conference last month that Mr. Wecht committed crimes even though charges against him were dismissed. (07/04/2009)