The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved SB 3 , putting Pennsylvania in line to become the seventeenth state to pass a bill banning abortions past 20 weeks. The bill passed the Senate by a 32-18 vote, leaving...

US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was confirmed as Attorney General by a 52 to 47 vote on Wednesday, bringing to a close a contentious confirmation process. The committee hearing on his nomination included testimony on Sessions'...

A coalition of advocacy groups filed suit in federal court Monday to challenge a Trump administration executive order aimed at reducing federal regulations. Public Citizen, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the union Communications Workers of America...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 Tuesday that immigrants who are caught entering the US illegally have no right to legal representation in an expedited hearing. A law passed in 1996...

The Maryland Court of Appeals adopted a rule on Tuesday ending the practice of holding criminal defendants in jail before trial when they cannot afford bail. The rule does not abolish the practice of required money...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump's controversial executive order restricting immigration. The ACLU claims that the ban is unconstitutional under the First...

The New York Attorney General and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against RD Legal Funding, LLC and founder/owner Roni Dersovitz for allegedly scamming 9/11 first responders and NFL...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday refused to lift a preliminary injunction that delays executions in Ohio. Last month Judge Michael Merz blocked Ohio's lethal...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday regarding the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The government argued that the executive order was well...

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will grant the final permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the process, according to a court document ...