Supreme Court skeptical of rejecting civil rights precedent
The Supreme Court is asked to answer if a person can use Section 1983 to go to court with claims their rights under the nursing... More
November 8, 2022
Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
The Supreme Court is asked to answer if a person can use Section 1983 to go to court with claims their rights under the nursing... More
November 8, 2022
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued her first Supreme Court opinion, a short dissent Monday in support of a death row inmate from Ohio. More
November 7, 2022
In her testimony, Cynthia Abcug denied she was involved in planning a raid on the foster home where her then 7-year-old son lived in 2019. More
November 7, 2022
High school teacher Peter Vlaming, who sued after being fired for refusing to use a transgender student's pronouns, appeals ruling dismissing his suit. More
November 4, 2022
David DePape is a Canadian citizen who legally entered the United States in 2000 but has stayed long after his visa expired, officials said. More
November 1, 2022
“He was your prey. He was your trophy,” a federal judge told Albuquerque Cosper Head before sentencing him to 7 years and 6 months in... More
October 27, 2022
It's been reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death.” More
October 26, 2022
Brittney Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned. More
October 25, 2022
The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children has begun in Little Rock, Arkansas. More
October 17, 2022
Supreme Court members sat for a new group portrait following the addition of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice. More
October 7, 2022
Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's wedding cake is challenging a ruling he violated the law by refusing to make a gender transition cake. More
October 6, 2022
Brittney Griner's wife said the WNBA star, who was playing in Russia during the WNBA offseason, is afraid of being forgotten by the United States. More
October 6, 2022
People in recovery and families of those killed by opioid overdoses seek roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. More
September 23, 2022
Brittney Griner's legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. More
September 20, 2022
Elizabeth Scherer, judge overseeing Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's penalty phase, refused to step down, rejecting his defense team's request. More
September 19, 2022
Nebraska judge rejects lawsuit filed by two Omaha women who sought to have both their names listed as parents on their children’s birth certificates. More
September 16, 2022
Former Nevada deputy attorney general Tudor Chirila Jr. was arrested in Reno as a suspect in a 1972 Hawaii homicide. He's being held without bail. More
September 16, 2022
Texas board declines request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-cop. More
September 16, 2022
President Biden to meet at the White House with families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security exec Paul Whelan, both jailed in Russia. More
September 15, 2022
A federal judge unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. More
September 13, 2022