The West Virginia Senate on Saturday voted 23-11 to override Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's veto of House Bill 4145 , allowing civilians 21 and over to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The bill will now become law after the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision that refused to recognize an out-of-state adoption by a same-sex partner. Petitioner, VL, had legally adopted the biological children of her partner, EL, while...

The California legislature began considering a new bill this week that would ban government-funded employee travel to states that are considered "anti-gay." Democrat Evan Low stated that he introduced the bill in response to bills like...

The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a Louisiana abortion law that would require abortion doctors to have admitting privileges in a nearby hospital and significant surgical upgrades to abortion centers. In a one-sentence order, the...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned US authorities on Friday of the potentially widespread ramifications of forcing Apple to unlock the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone. Zeid urged authorities to understand that a ruling...

A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the US to increase its efforts to address the issue of lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan. The UN experts acknowledged the gravity of the situation in...

Louisiana officials filed a response Wednesday in the US Supreme Court defending a law regulating abortion just days after the court heard oral arguments in another major abortion case from Texas. Clinics on the...

The Florida legislature sent Governor Rick Scott a bill on Thursday revamping the state's death penalty law. The changes are in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in January that the state's current sentencing...

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue enforcing of its rule aimed at suppressing air pollution caused by mercury as well as other...

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday passed two resolutions calling for an international tribunal in the Middle East to address the alleged war crimes committed by the government of Syria and its allies, specifically...