A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on Friday ordered a school district to desegregate its schools. Judge Debra Brown ordered the Cleveland School District to consolidate its...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning that a securities fraud case may proceed in state court. In an opinion authored by Justice Elena...
The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded the class action case Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins to the lower court for further review. In a 6-2 ruling, the court found that the US Court of...
The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded a group of cases challenging the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the lower courts for further proceedings. The cases, consolidated as Zubik...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 . The DOJ alleges that North Carolina is discriminating against transgender individuals in violation of federal law. The...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Mississippi's controversial House Bill 1523 . The law, set to take effect July 1, allows state employees to refuse...
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a complaint for declaratory judgment Monday asking the federal court to weigh in on the legality of North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 . The move comes after the US...
A group of more than 750 detainees held on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea asked the Australian High Court on Wednesday to order their transfer to mainland Australia and block a transfer to the detention center in...
The EU Court of Justice on Wednesday upheld EU rules that will require health warnings to cover 65 percent of a cigarette pack. The rules, approved by the EU Parliament in 2014, also ban the...
Louisiana's Senate voted 34-4 Tuesday to approve legislation that would extend the current 24-hour abortion waiting period to 72 hours. Supporters have hailed the legislation as an attempt to give women more time to make the decision...
