The government refused a plea offer from accused white supremacist Dylann Roof on Friday. Roof, the man charged with killing nine black church members attending Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, offered to plead guilty in exchange...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday reported that police at the Standing Rock site in North Dakota have used life-threatening weapons to control protesters over the last two days. The ACLU reports that tear...

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a 2014 Michigan law that gave the Michigan Natural Resources Commission and State Legislature the ability to name new game animals was unconstitutional. The Michigan Constitution contains a Title-Object...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that two Arizona identity theft laws used to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's workplace raids did not have discriminatory purpose and will remain on the books. US District Court...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an overtime reform rule that was to be implemented next week. The overtime rule , passed...

The US House of Representatives submitted a motion on Monday to request the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delay any further action on the appeal of the district court...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed HB 1538 , a bill that would criminally punish public officials that release information about police officers within 30 days of their causing death or serious harm. Wolf explained...

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he would issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in office. Trump called the TPP a "potential disaster for our...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled Monday that Republican redistricting in the state was unconstitutional gerrymandering. The court stated that Act 43 , enacted by the Wisconsin...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled statewide initiatives to combat hate crime and protect civil rights on Sunday. While addressing the congregation at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church he proposed the addition of a hate crimes unit...