Christopher Brooks, an Alabama man scheduled for execution by lethal injection appealed to the US Supreme Court on Thursday for a stay of execution on the grounds that the sentencing procedure is unconstitutional. Brooks was sentenced...

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez that an unaccepted settlement offer to a lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit does not end the legal challenge. The class...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Nebraska v. Parker the court heard arguments onwhether the town of Pender, Nebraska, is outside Indian property and thus not...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Kansas v. Carr that a jury in a death penalty case does not need to be advised that mitigating factors , which can lessen the severity...

The US State Department released a statement Tuesday expressing concern over reports of "serious human rights violations and abuses" in Burundi. Allegations of mass graves, sexual violence by security forces, and enforced disappearances and torture are...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that daily fantasy sports websites in which players pay to participate are considered gambling and are therefore illegal in the state. Paxton released an official advisory opinion ...

The California District Court for the Northern District on Monday granted Apple's motion for a permanent injunction against Samsung for infringing upon three software patents . The patents involve data...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the cases of Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods and Heffernan v. City of Paterson . In Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods the Court will examine...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an Arkansas appeal to revive an old abortion law that banned abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. After the injunction was issued, Arkansas appealed and the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in four new cases for this term. In US v. Texas the Court has been asked to decide whether at least one respondent has standing to...