The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in a case brought by Citizens for Objective Public Education (COPE) against science education policies adopted by the Kansas State Board of Education ....

Voters in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota approved Marsy's Law on Tuesday, adding rights for crime victims to their state constitutions. Montana's measure passed through with nearly 66 percent of the vote ; North Dakota's measure [amendment,...

A federal judge in Michigan on Thursday ordered the city of Flint to deliver bottled water to its residents after the town switched to a more affordable water source that resulted in lead contamination. The plaintiffs initially...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against the US federal government over failure to limit the emission of greenhouse gasses can proceed. The lawsuit was filed...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a New Mexico city's Ten Commandments monument placed on the City Hall lawn is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was initially filed in...

Voters in Washington, DC, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of DC becoming the fifty-first US state. Advisory Referendum B asked voters if the DC Council should petition the US Congress to admit the state of "New Columbia"...

California voters on Tuesday supported a mandate to eliminate the usage of plastic bags while simultaneously voting down a measure which required fees collected from the bag usage to better the environment. California Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (Proposition 67)...

The legal status of the death penalty was upheld in three state referendums Tuesday. Oklahoma citizens voted in favor of State Question No. 776, which will add an explicit protection of the death penalty to the state...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine the constitutionality of citizenship statutes that set different requirements based on whether a child was born to unmarried parents with a...

Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington all approved minimum wage increase initiatives Tuesday, while South Dakota rejected a measure to lower the minimum wage. In Arizona, Proposition 206, which proposed raising minimum wage from the current...