Judge Gregory Frost of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday denied a motion for an injunction to delay the execution of Mark Wiles. Frost, who had previously stayed the executions of...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia has approved a $25 billion settlement agreement to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. The settlement was between US Attorney General Eric...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected the final appeal by Mumia Abu-Jamal , a former member of the Black Panthers who was convicted of killing a police officer in Philadelphia...
Judge Martin Feldman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday issued a ruling striking down the Crimes Against Nature by Solicitation law, which labels persons...
The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit abortion procedures to be performed after the 20th week of pregnancy. The bill, formerly titled "The...
Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan on Tuesday issued an order dismissing the case against Hutaree militia members before it was submitted...
US Attorney General Eric Holder signed new guidelines on Thursday for the use of information not related to terrorism activities by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) . The NCTC is permitted to gather data on...
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday requiring the agency to initiate withdrawal proceedings that could lead...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs on whether the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a 14-year-old child...
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances expressed concern on Wednesday over the state of enforced disappearances in Mexico. The Working Group, a panel of five independent human rights experts, found a "chronic...
