A Pennsylvania appellate judge on Monday distinguished the natural gas extraction practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," from conventional drilling property rights and held that fracking is not subject to the same "rules of capture." In a...

Federal judge Orlando Garcia in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio has granted summary judgment to a group of voters who argued that the voter registration measures of Texas'...

The Missouri House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions occurring 20 weeks after fertilization. House Bill 1266, known as the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," was sponsored by Republican House...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California - Orange County Wednesday seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) and Orange County Sheriff (OCSD) [official...

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is leading a group of 17 states and seven cities in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the Census Beureau and Commerce Department in an attempt to...

In the first sentencing in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Muller into Russian meddling, 33-year-old Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison and a $200,000 fine, followed by two months...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of California Monday seeking an injunction against a state law that prohibits the sale of federal land. The complaint, filed in the US District...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion seeking permission to engage in settlement negotiations with defendants in the multi-district opioid case. The DOJ filed the motion setting forth its role in the...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that service advisors at car dealerships are excluded from federal overtime pay requirements. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that service advisors are exempt from overtime pay under the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a dispute to determine whether a pole can be turned into a cross on public land in Michigan. More than 50 years ago, the "Dewey...