The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit Tuesday against Volkswagen AG (VW) for false advertising. VW's sales have taken a major hit in the US since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...

A Missouri court struck down part of a law on Monday that was passed in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson last yea. Senate Bill 5 was passed as a response to widespread concern regarding the...

An equally divided US Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a 2014 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in favor of unions concerning First Amendment rights of public teachers...

Louisiana jails are failing to provide basic HIV services to inmates, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Tuesday. HRW said this failure occurs through "limited, haphazard, and in many cases, non-existent" services provided...

Utah became the first state to require doctors to administer anesthesia to women receiving an abortion after 20-weeks on Monday when the governor signed Senate Bill 234 . The bill was signed into law along with 55 other bills [press...

Former Pardon Attorney Deborah Leff indicated that the pardon system is broken in her resignation letter that was obtained by USA Today on Monday after a Freedom of Information Act request. Leff resigned from her position...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday dropped its case seeking to compel Apple to assist unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, saying the DOJ has accessed the data itself. The DOJ...

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Monday that he will veto a controversial religious freedom bill . HB 757 was given final legislative approval earlier this month and awaited the governor's signature. The governor...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Moon v. United States and Jeffries v. United States , both dealing with criminal sentencing. The cases had ben remanded to the US Courts of Appeals...