A class action lawsuit filed in a Georgia federal district court on Tuesday accuses CoreCivil , one of the country's largest private prison contractors, of "maintain a deprivation scheme intended to force detained immigrants to work for...

US Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) proposed a new bill Monday that would replace the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF). The proposed legislation includes several new provisions including: the use...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided Tuesday that because the Justice Department will not defend former Maricopa County Sheriff's criminal contempt conviction, it would appoint a special prosecutor to defend the question....

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday voted 139-56 to approve HB 2050 , which prohibits abortions if the fetus is diagnosed with or believed to have Down syndrome. In April the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday: South Dakota v. Wayfair and Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling . In Wayfair, the justices considered whether to overrule Quill Corp. v. North...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Microsoft is required to disclose a customer's electronic information stored overseas when it was suspected in furthering illegal drug trafficking. The per curium opinion vacated and remanded the judgment [opinion,...

The Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico passed an immigrant-friendly proposal Monday, upholding and reinforcing the city's commitment to "treat all persons with respect and dignity, regardless of their immigration status." The resolution prohibits city officials from...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit challenging the company's facial recognition and "tagging" technology. Judge James Donato ruled that...

The US Supreme Court began its last oral argument session on Monday with two cases. At issue in the first case, Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States is whether stocks given to employees...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and left in place the 14-year sentence imposed by Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for...