The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on racial discrimination in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman , the court must decide whether the "Georgia courts err in failing to...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three Kansas death penalty cases Wednesday. In two cases titled Kansas v. Carr , the court must determine whether the Eighth Amendment right to an...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday granted certiorari in 13 cases, following its annual long conference Monday. In Bank Markazi v. Peterson the court will rule on a separation of powers...
The world is facing its worst refugee crisis since World War II , Amnesty International (AI) said Monday, calling on world leaders to reform domestic and international policies. AI released a new briefing Monday ahead...
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Walker-McGill v. Stuart , letting stand a decision blocking North Carolina's abortion ultrasound requirement. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Kerry v. Din that the government's denial of a man's visa application did not violate his wife's constitutional rights. Respondent Fauzia Din, an American citizen from...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Mata v. Lynch that a federal appeals court has jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) rejection of an alien's motion to reopen his...
The Center for Reproductive Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a Florida law requiring women to visit a doctor and wait 24...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday. In Shapiro v. Mack the court will hear a challenge to the Three Judge Court Act , which...
The chief judge for the US District Court of Guam on Friday struck down the territory's same-sex marriage ban. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed in April by same-sex couple Kathleen Aguero and Loretta Pangelinan...
