A federal judge on Wednesday denied a legal challenge to the state's ban on taking personal photos at polling locations, known as "ballot selfies" on election day. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International . The court granted certiorari in June to determine whether the pleading standard for...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to...

A coalition of more than 70 rights groups on Monday sent a letter to Facebook asking for clarity on the social media website's "policy on removing video and other content, especially human rights documentation, at...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Tuesday. The first, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby , involves the False Claims Act seal requirement. Under...

The North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging North Carolina's sudden cancellation of voter registrations across three counties. The voter removals, executed by the...

A federal judge has rejected the New York Police Department's (NYPD) proposed settlement of a lawsuit accusing the department of improperly surveying the Muslim community. Following the September 11 attacks, the NYPD has reportedly...

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from advocates for the homeless and the Ohio Democratic Party to block state election rules that could disqualify thousands of absentee and provisional...

South Africa's top prosecutor on Monday dropped fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan . Shaun Abrahams , an advocate for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) , said the decision comes after determining Gordhan did not intentionally...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in five juvenile offender cases and simultaneously vacated and remanded to state court, to be reviewed in light of last term's Montgomery v. Louisiana decision, which held [JURIST...