The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday dropped its case seeking to compel Apple to assist unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, saying the DOJ has accessed the data itself. The DOJ...

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Monday that he will veto a controversial religious freedom bill . HB 757 was given final legislative approval earlier this month and awaited the governor's signature. The governor...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Moon v. United States and Jeffries v. United States , both dealing with criminal sentencing. The cases had ben remanded to the US Courts of Appeals...

North Carolina individuals and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Monday against Governor Pat McCrory claiming the bill signed last week regarding transgender discrimination is unconstitutional and discriminatory . The bill (H.B. 2) ,...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In CRST Van Expedited v. EEOC the court heard arguments regarding whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [official...

Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday reintroduced a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection. Attorney General Jim Hood stated earlier this year that he planned...

The League of United Latin American Citizens and Congressman Marc Veasy , along with other plaintiffs, filed an application with the US Supreme Court on Friday, asking the court to vacate a stay that allowed...

Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter signed Senate Bill 1389 on Friday, making it legal throughout the state for Idaho residents over 21 years of age to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Previously, it...

The Syria Accountability Project (SAP) of Syracuse University College of Law on Thursday released a report detailing statistics of extensive rape that has occurred throughout the civil war in Syria over the past six years. The...

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill into law that will cut off state funding to clinics providing abortions as well as impose more restrictions on abortions in the state. The law,...