A federal judge on Thursday enjoined the US government from sending a US citizen who has been detained in Iraq for almost a year to another country. This order follows the American Civil Liberty Union's request ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday ruled that Indiana's recent abortion law, House Enrolled Act No. 1337 , is unconstitutional . The law was enacted on March 24, 2016, and was challenged...

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday held that a law preventing the stocking up of alcohol from another province is constitutionally valid. The case involved Section 134(b) of the New Brunswick's Liquor Control Act, which...

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's attempt to punish so-called "sanctuary cities." The lawsuit was filed by the...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Wednesday that an Ohio law banning the state's Department of Health from funding any entity or its affiliate performing or promoting non-therapeutic abortions through...

The Supreme Court of Maine on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved measure to implement ranked choice voting . Last summer, the Maine Supreme Court partially struck down 2016 legislation that enacted ranked choice voting...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday that grants 35,000 paroled felons the right to vote. The governor issued the order by invoking Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of the...

The Fourth Federal Regional Court in Brazil on Wednesday denied another appeal from former president Lula da Silva . Lula was jailed earlier this month after losing an appeal to...

The state of Kentucky on Wednesday sued several opioid manufacturers alleging that they "trivialized, mischaracterized, and failed to disclose" the "serious risk of addiction" inherent in the use of the high strength pain killers. The state claims that...

A federal judge on Wednesday found Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court for violating a preliminary injunction regarding registering voters in his state. Chief Judge Julie A. Robinson of the US District...