The fundamental rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to all individuals by law, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics.
Jurors have heard opening statements in the trial of Daniel Penny, the veteran accused of choking a distressed subway rider to death last year. More
November 1, 2024
Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old boy was charged with killing two people during a chaotic protest in Kenosha. Was it self-defense or something more sinister? More
October 7, 2024
A psychologist who evaluated a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket said he heard 'killing voices' right before opening fire. More
September 20, 2024
Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders. More
March 1, 2024
A jury convicted two Colorado paramedics of negligent homicide for injecting Elijah McClain with ketamine in 2010. More
December 23, 2023
Testimony on the second day of the trial focused on policies and procedures for first responders as they arrive on scene. More
November 30, 2023
Ryan Delanty, a former University of Missouri fraternity member had been charged in a hazing incident that left another student blind and unable to walk after drinking a liter of vodka. More
November 27, 2023
A jury convicted one police officer but acquitted the other in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, which led to protests across the country. More
October 12, 2023
Over the course of two hours, Adnan Syed laid out allegations of prosecutorial misconduct by the two attorneys who tried his case in 2000. More
September 19, 2023
A report from a Mississippi grand jury criticized a police department whose errors led to a mistrial in the case of Brandon & Gregory Case. More
August 18, 2023
Investigators seized computers and documents from the newspaper and its owner's home, but have not said what the investigation is about. More
August 15, 2023
Woman sues school district whose counselor encouraged her teen's social gender transition, providing chest binder and using new name and pronouns. More
April 6, 2023
Atheist sues agency that runs W. VA jails and prisons, says they're violating his constitutional rights by requiring Christian programming. More
April 5, 2023
Santos Asucena Caseres Cruz, who's accused of abandoning her dead newborn in a Wisconsin field, has been formally charged. More
March 29, 2023
Police arrested 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday. More
March 29, 2023
Family of SC 9th grader who said she was accosted by a teacher for not stopping to recite Pledge of Allegiance sues in federal court. More
March 10, 2023
Three white men serving prison sentences in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery ask an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions. More
March 10, 2023
The state concluded the license plate “LUVTOFU” could’ve been seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd. More
March 9, 2023
Virginia judge rules frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, basing decision in part on a 19th century law governing treatment of slaves. More
March 9, 2023
White supremacist who killed counter-protester at “Unite the Right” rally fined for allegedly threatening a correctional officer and brandishing a weapon. More
February 28, 2023
A grand jury indicted Sophia Rosing on multiple charges, including three counts of fourth-degree assault in the Nov. 2022 incident. More
February 24, 2023
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to the Black teenager’s brutal lynching. The torture and killing of Till in the Mississippi Delta became a catalyst […] More
February 16, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis to take control of Walt Disney World's self-governing, punishing the company over opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law. More
February 10, 2023
Art professor sues Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course. More
January 18, 2023
A look at some cases involving Black rights that Court TV has covered, as well as some of the legal stories that shaped Black History. More
January 15, 2023
The lawsuit alleged Julia Misley became pregnant in 1975, and that Steven Tyler later coerced her into having an abortion. More
January 3, 2023
Jurors acquitted Daytona McClinton of the most serious charges against him. He should have faced six years in prison, at most. More
December 28, 2022
Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions. More
December 6, 2022
Senate passed Respect for Marriage Act with support from 12 Republicans; it's expected to win approval in the House before being signed by Pres. Biden. More
December 5, 2022
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. More
December 5, 2022
