A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday upheld the firing of corrections officer Linda Tisby, who was terminated for wearing a hijab to work as an expression of her religious beliefs. Tissuey, who had worked for the...

Seventy-seven advocacy groups penned a letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday asking for transparency in the social media website's censorship of speech. The groups are concerned with Facebook's censorship of people of color's posts, mainly regarding political...

The US Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc. on Tuesday alleging the leading technology company has a systemic practice of paying Caucasian male workers more than their counterparts in the same job...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday struck down Chicago restrictions on gun ranges throughout the city. The Chicago ordinances barred anyone under the age of 18 from entering a gun range,...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday refused to intervene to overturn a Defense Department decision to continue the detention of Algerian prisoner Sufyian Barhoumi . Responding...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard argument on two issues: a First Amendment challenge to the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act on trademarks, and whether a government official can be held individually responsible for their...

Attorneys General from nine states and the District of Columbia filed an objection with the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday to stop a proposed settlement of a class action suit against...

General Motors (GM) on Wednesday agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiry. The SEC accounting case is in regards to a faulty ignition switch linked to...

JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed Wednesday to pay $55 million to settle a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . The lawsuit accuses JPMorgan of discriminating against minority borrowers by allowing...

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday revived a lawsuit that stems from the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) brought suit in 2012 against five...