Lawyers for US President Donald Trump, in their answer to a lawsuit Friday, contended the president was immune from being sued by protesters who were injured during a campaign rally in Louisville in 2016. The attorneys argued Trump...

US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California heard arguments Friday over President Trump's executive order withholding federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities". San Fransisco and Santa Clara both filed suit asking for...

US District Court Judge Kristine Baker on Saturday issued a temporary injunction blocking Arkansas' plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the month. Baker's order comes a day after Arkansas state judge Wendell...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the family of a man who committed suicide while in solitary confinement can argue that he faced cruel and unusual punishment, even if they don't argue...

Amnesty International (AI) released a statement on Thursday calling for Arkansas to halt the execution of eight death row prisoners. Arkansas has scheduled these execution to take place within short time spans of each other in...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday dropped a federal lawsuit against the state of North Carolina over a bill requiring transgender people to use the public bathroom associated with their birth gender. The DOJ originally filed...

The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled to keep the identification of drugs used in executions a secret in a 7-2 ruling Thursday. The lawsuit was brought against the Mississippi Department of Corrections by the...

The Missouri State House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday to standardize state-wide ride sharing rules and have sent it to the desk of Governor Eric Greitens . If signed by Greitens, House Bill 130 will...

The Office of Inspector General on Wednesday released an investigative report with findings on allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment at Yellowstone National Park . The investigation began in September 2016 after an employee...

Physician Jumana Nagarwala, was charged Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on minors out of a medical office in Livonia, Michigan. According to...