Excerpts from The News Journal archives include Prohibition pros and cons in 1926, Wilmington school desegregation in 1976, ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut lawyer is hoping his arguments in a drug case eventually are used by attorneys across the country to fight marijuana charges and bans on pot possession. Aaron ...

A 1933 headline in The Tennessean, "A Dash of Bitters," describes people claiming they were upset with the repeal of the ...

A Florida law is being ruled unconstitutional because it’s too broad. A federal judge ruled that a law prohibiting certain books from schools doesn’t specifically define what is considered a sexual ...

The Prohibition era lasted from 1920 to 1933 and was one of the most fascinating periods in American history. During this time, the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned ...

Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant ...

From 1975: The Gonzaga University basketball team was in the Big Sky Conference, and was set to open its conference season against the University of Idaho. Yet the status of Gonzaga basketball in 1975 ...

In the United States, members of the Progressive movement called for several societal changes prior to the turn of the 20th century, one of which pertained to the prevalence of alcohol. Nearly three ...