The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 . The DOJ alleges that North Carolina is discriminating against transgender individuals in violation of federal law. The...

A Miami judge ruled Monday that Florida's revamped death penalty law is unconstitutional because it does not require a unanimous agreement among jurors to approve executions. The law , enacted in March, only requires...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Mississippi's controversial House Bill 1523 . The law, set to take effect July 1, allows state employees to refuse...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a complaint for declaratory judgment Monday asking the federal court to weigh in on the legality of North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 . The move comes after the US...

An eight-member jury in Wichita, Kansas, found Friday that an anti-abortion activist did not intend to threaten a doctor in 2011 with a letter mentioning the possibility of someone placing a bomb under the doctor's car. The US Department of...

The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a lawsuit against US House of Representatives Chaplain Patrick Conroy on Thursday after being barred from delivering an invocation. Dan Barker , Co-President of the FFRF, was...

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended Friday after being charged with violating ethical rules. The Judicial Inquiry Commission accused Moore of failing to act impartially and refusing to follow the law when he ordered probate...

The Non-Alligned Movement (NAM), a loose organization of 120 developing countries, stated on Thursday that the US has violated international law by allowing frozen Iranian assets to be dispersed to victims of terrorism. NAM's accusations specifically target last...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday advised North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory via letter that the state's recently passed House Bill 2 , violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964....

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the finalization of a new rule that extends its regulatory power to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars and more. The new rule reportedly strengthens the implementation...