The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday affirmed by a vote of 2-1 the dismissal of a Bivens action filed by a US citizen alleging that...

US President Barack Obama on Thursday vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 (NDAA) because military defense spending would exceed caps set under the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal class action lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Biloxi, Mississippi, the Biloxi Police Chief, a Municipal Court judge and Judicial Correction Services, Inc. for allegedly arresting...

Following a landmark settlement allowing transgender inmates to receive sex-reassignment surgery , California prison officials on Tuesday announced the criteria inmates must meet to qualify for the surgery. Seeking to standardize the process, California prison officials...

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of eight men until March, halting the state's attempt to resume executions in the state after a 10-year hiatus. In issuing its stay, the court overturned...

Three former detainees filed a lawsuit Monday against the City of Chicago and a number of Chicago police officers for alleged abuse at an "off the books" detention center. The lawsuit alleges abuses at the Homan...

US Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates on Monday voiced the Obama's administration's support for the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 . The bipartisan legislation would reduce the prison sentences of some nonviolent drug...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Monday denied a request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to expand the list of types of photo...

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled Sunday that Louisiana must continue to provide Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics for 14 days. Judge John deGravelles's...

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday upheld the main parts of Connecticut and New York gun control legislation that ban semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. The...