The FBI announced Monday that violent crime in the US has dropped , continuing a trend lasting for the past four-and-a-half years. The 2011 figures for January through June were compiled by the Bureau's Criminal Justice...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday affirmed an injunction against a Nebraska abortion law . The US District Court for the District of Nebraska issued a...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday that he would work with House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh to make Alabama's new immigration law more effective....
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Thursday on two consolidated issues regarding Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban. The first was an appeal from...
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced Wednesday that his office will no longer seek the death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal . As a result of the decision, Abu-Jamal will remain...
The US Senate voted Tuesday to reject an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 that would have struck a provision authorizing the president to use "all necessary and...
The Nigerian Senate passed a bill Tuesday that makes it illegal for same-sex couples to marry or for an individual to aid in the marriage of same-sex couples. The bill explicitly states that marriages entered...
Merck & Co reached a settlement agreement Tuesday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , agreeing to pay $950 million in criminal and civil penalties. The agreement includes $321 million in criminal fines...
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday for Apple on a patent complaint brought by HTC . The USITC found that Apple had not violated...
The Massachusetts legislature passed a bill Tuesday night that will protect transgender people in housing, credit and the workplace, as well as including them under hate crime protections. The bill passed the House by a...
