The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a landmark criminal justice bill on Thursday. The bill, known as the Justice Reinvestment Act, would significantly change how non-violent drug offenders are sentenced, shifting focus from prison to treatment. The changes in...

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a controversial bill on Thursday banning abortions motivated by concerns of the fetus' gender, race or potential disabilities. The bill also places restrictions on medical providers, requiring a thorough doctor consultation...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday extended the deadline for German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) to fix its diesel-powered cars, which have been held...

The US Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed the indictment against seven Iranian computer specialists. The computer specialists regularly works for the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The indictment charged that the computer specialists...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed into law a bill that prevents local governments from enacting their own nondiscrimination ordinances. Under the new law, which was passed by both chambers of the...

Authorities in the US state of Texas on Tuesday executed a 33-year-old man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer. Adam Ward has been on death row in Texas since 2007 . The US Supreme Court dismissed...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case Zubik v. Burwell . The case consolidates challenges by several different religious institutions opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The plaintiffs argue [transcript,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must provide information about potentially discriminatory tax-exempt applications given to tea party members. In its decision ,...

A national gun rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging Montana's campaign finance law as a violation of free speech. The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) , a Virginia-based organization that wishes to send mailings to...

A Missouri state judge on Monday ordered the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) to disclose the source of the execution drug used by the state in order to comply with the Missouri sunshine law . The...