A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on Friday ordered a school district to desegregate its schools. Judge Debra Brown ordered the Cleveland School District to consolidate its...
A federal judge on Friday found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court for "intentionally" disobeying orders to stop the racial profiling of Latinos. Arpaio, who has dubbed himself "America's toughest sheriff," had been ordered...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that they will begin a comprehensive review of the North Charleston Police Department in South Carolina following the killing of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott....
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz that "actual fraud," as it relates to the discharge of debt under the bankruptcy code, may be committed by purposeful...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a law that bans protests on the marble plaza in front of the courthouse. In their decision to deny the petition in Hodge v. Talkin...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , along with several other organizations, asked a federal court on Monday block the enforcement of a North Carolina law that they claim targets transgender people for discrimination. The ACLU, the...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning that a securities fraud case may proceed in state court. In an opinion authored by Justice Elena...
The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded the class action case Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins to the lower court for further review. In a 6-2 ruling, the court found that the US Court of...
The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded a group of cases challenging the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the lower courts for further proceedings. The cases, consolidated as Zubik...
Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was charged in federal court last Friday for manipulating the economy in order to resolve the country's low foreign reserves. The ruling judge found that Kirchner, along with...