The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday issued an order preserving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that limit mercury emissions and other hazardous pollutants from...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit on Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that found that a DC gun law requiring a concealed carry permit outside of the home may violate...

The head of army forces command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, General Robert Abrams on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face court martial for deserting an endangering troops by leaving his outpost in 2009. Bergdahl faces a...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in United States v. Bryant , a case concerning Indian rights to counsel. 18 USC §117(a) makes it a federal crime for any...

The Supreme Court Monday stayed an Alabama court decision that repudiated the parental rights of a woman (VL) who had been raising the three children she shared with her same-sex partner. The Alabama Supreme Court [official...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a California court's refusal to enforce an arbitration clause in a contract. In 2008 Amy...

US President Barack Obama on Saturday applauded the new climate change agreement reached Friday at the Paris summit. The agreement was reached during the twenty-first annual conference of parties, known as COP21 . He stated...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in four cases. In Birchfield, Danny v. North Dakota , consolidated with Bernard, William R. v. Minnesota and Beylund, Steve M. v. North Dakota, the court will...

An appellate court judge granted a temporary stay to daily sports fantasy sites DraftKings and FanDuel hours after a New York judge on Friday granted a temporary injunction demanding the fantasy sports companies cease operations in that state....

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked lower court ruling allowing both partners in same-sex couples to be listed as the "birth parents" on birth certificates of their children. The court and state health department will,...