The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI on Wednesday announced that a joint effort between law enforcement agencies across 20 countries has led to the seizure and shutdown of the online forum...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday brought a lawsuit asking a federal appeals court to review a National Security Agency (NSA) phone data surveillance program. The motion filed by the ACLU...

US President Barack Obama , speaking at the NAACP Annual Convention on Tuesday, urged Congress to reform the criminal justice system by enacting legislation that would enforce criminal laws fairly and reduce disparities. Obama...

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter released a statement on Monday announcing the comprehensive plan of the US Department of Defense (DOD) to move in the direction of allowing transgender troops to serve...

Negotiations between Iran and six world powers concluded in a nuclear agreement on Tuesday. The JCPOA outlines details of the agreement, in which Iran agreed not to create a nuclear bomb in...

US President Barack Obama on Monday granted commuted sentences to 46 drug offenders in what he said was part of an effort by his administration to remedy the unfairness of the criminal justice system. In...

The US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Monday began hearing a challenge complaint, PDF; Advancement Project materials] to a North Carolina law limiting early voting and same-day voter registration. The...

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law a bill on Thursday to remove the Confederate flag from the state's legislature. The South Carolina Senate approved the bill Tuesday...

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new rules requiring cities and towns to address racial disparities in their housing practices. The new rules, announced at a press conference in Chicago by Secretary Julian Castro...

A US district court on Wednesday sentenced former North Carolina State Assembly member Stephen Laroque to 24 months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit he ran. Last January Laroque...