South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill on Wednesday banning abortions at the 20-week mark, making it the seventeenth state to pass such a ban. The bill, passed includes exceptions [Huffington Post...
Officials in 11 states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the Obama administration's recent guidance letter on transgender students. The states—Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin,...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday ruled that the 2014 elimination of the state's early in-person (EIP) voting was unconstitutional and in violation of Section 2 of...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed a lower court's decision striking down Wisconsin's "right to work" law . Judge William Foust of the Dane County Circuit Court in April struck down the law that...
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday temporarily blocked an Ohio law defunding Planned Parenthood. The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a 2013 jury verdict that found Bank of America liable for fraud and imposed a penalty of more than $1.2 billion. The Second Circuit...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wittman v. Personhuballah that Republican congressmen from Virginia lack standing to appeal a decision regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District. The district was...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Monday in Green v. Brennan that the 45-day limitations period for filing a constructive-discharge claim begins running only after an employee resigns. The court was asked to determine...
A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault,...