The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case that will determine whether the "structured dismissal" settlement plan for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings is permissible...

The Ohio Legislature passed the "Heartbeat Bill" on Tuesday that would ban abortions when the heartbeat of the fetus can be detected. The bill would make it a fifth degree felony to perform an...

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Jill Stein's request for a recount of the presidential election votes is unlawful and should have been denied. The court cited a state law (MCL 168.879) ...

US President Barack Obama gave his final national security address in Tampa on Tuesday, urging the next administration to stay true to the American stance against torture. The president began by commending service men and women in their part...

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of the prosecution in an insider trading case involving the gifting of confidential information to a relative. Last year the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Life Technologies v. Promega to decide whether 1) a corporation can be held liable for actively encouraging the assembly of components of a patented invention when...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that violation of a seal under which a relator's complaint has been filed does not require dismissal of the entire complaint, upholding a fraud verdict against State Farm Fire...

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Samsung over Apple on Tuesday in an infringement suit between the two smartphone giants. At trial, a jury awarded Apple $399 million, an amount based...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is engaging in torture in its efforts to root out political corruption, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. The report claims that President Xi Jinping's ...

Dominic Ongwen , an alleged former top official in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity brought against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...