The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday voted 139-56 to approve HB 2050 , which prohibits abortions if the fetus is diagnosed with or believed to have Down syndrome. In April the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday: South Dakota v. Wayfair and Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling . In Wayfair, the justices considered whether to overrule Quill Corp. v. North...

In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court held that a federal court in a habeas corpus matter reviewing an unexplained state court decision on the merits should "look through" that decision to the...

Iraqi women and children are being denied access to humanitarian aid and are not allowed to return to their homes because of their alleged association with the Islamic State (IS), according to a report published Tuesday by Amnesty...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Microsoft is required to disclose a customer's electronic information stored overseas when it was suspected in furthering illegal drug trafficking. The per curium opinion vacated and remanded the judgment [opinion,...

A Stuttgart Public Prosecutor brought charges Monday in a district court in Mannheim against a 94-year-old former Schutzstaffel (SS) guard of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp for aiding and abetting the murders committed in the camp. The man,...

The US Supreme Court held 5-4 Tuesday that the term "aggravated felony" in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) , as it relates to §16(b) of the federal criminal code , is "unconstitutionally void for vagueness"...

The Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico passed an immigrant-friendly proposal Monday, upholding and reinforcing the city's commitment to "treat all persons with respect and dignity, regardless of their immigration status." The resolution prohibits city officials from...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit challenging the company's facial recognition and "tagging" technology. Judge James Donato ruled that...

The US Supreme Court began its last oral argument session on Monday with two cases. At issue in the first case, Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States is whether stocks given to employees...