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In this Dec. 3, 2009 photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center is shown in Philadelphia. Under so-called net neutrality rules adopted in 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission, wired broadband providers such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon were barred from prioritizing some types of internet traffic over others. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Charging Netflix at issue in open-Internet case

By ANICK JESDANUN - Associated Press

"This decision is a blow to the principles of fairness and competition that our innovation economy is built on," said Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat. "[T]his ruling puts the reins of power in the hands of telecom conglomerates, allowing them to create fast and slow lanes on a tiered Internet." (Associated Press)

Appeals Court strikes down ‘net neutrality’ enforcement

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

The United States Supreme Court is seen Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Washington, two days before the court will begin hearing arguments Monday on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, derisively labeled "Obamacare" by its opponents. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

EDITORIAL: The Obamacare rematch

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

GRAY: Why such fierce urgency over D.C. court?

By C. Boyden Gray - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** Steam rises from the cooling towers of nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Vogtle plant in Waynesboro, Ga., in April 2010. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, approved the construction of two new nuclear units at the Vogtle site — the first new reactors in the United States in 30 years. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

EDITORIAL: No more razzle-dazzle

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans derailed President Barack Obama's selection of Georgetown University law professor Cornelia Pillard to fill one of three vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, as from left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., amd Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., listen. Democrats used the vote to assail Republicans for opposing female nominees to the D.C. circuit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

RAHN: Politicizing the judiciary

By Richard W. Rahn

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Justice Dept. wants appeal in ‘Fast and Furious’ contempt case against Holder

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Secrecy laws shouldn’t shield killers

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C. Boyden Gray, former special envoy for EU affairs, tells The Washington Times on Thursday that the European Union is "trying to get the world to dance to their tune."

GRAY: Obama packs D.C. Circuit, threatens political balance

By C. Boyden Gray

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KRITIKOS: Affirming prayer in the public square

By A.J. Kritikos

** FILE ** Nevada Sen. Harry Reid speaks during a news conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)

Appeals court: Obama violating law on nuclear site in Nevada

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

PENDLEY: A Second Amendment victory in Colorado

By William Perry Pendley

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, (right) and Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, both see an effort by the Obama adminstration to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court with left-leaning judges. "With the administration's controversial executive agenda, the president appears to have targeted the D.C. Circuit in hopes he can pack the court and stack the deck to his advantage," Mr. Lee said. (Associated Press)

Obama faces tough fight filling D.C. Circuit Court

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration: Abortion by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Suffer the children (and free speech)

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Leaning to hear a reporter's question, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, talks Feb. 26, 2013, about the looming automatic spending cuts following a Democratic strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Reid’s court-packing scheme

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: The NLRB’s unfair labor practice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Handguns are displayed at the table of David Petronis (standing with rifle) of Mechanicville, N.Y., who owns a gun store, during the heavily attended annual New York State Arms Collectors Association Albany Gun Show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 26, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Supreme Court won’t hear New York gun law challenge

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** This photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington on Oct. 8, 2010. Seated from left to right are: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. (Associated Press)

Obama falls behind on key federal court; faltering nominations set a dubious record

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders applaud after Cuomo signed New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act into law during a ceremony in the Red Room at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. From left are Senate co-leader Jeffrey Klein, Bronx Democrat, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Manhattan Democrat, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy (behind Cuomo) and Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Yonkers Democrat. (Associated Press)

Courts are likely to get last word on gun control

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times