Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a 20-week gestation limit for abortions into law Tuesday, while also vetoing the "Heartbeat Bill" , which would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable. The Ohio...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld Virginia's voter identification law. The plaintiffs challenged SB 1256 , which requires that voters have a valid form...

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Texas regulations that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains. The new regulations, approved last week by the Texas...

The US Supreme Court denied review of two class action lawsuit settlements Monday related to concussion injuries suffered by players in the National Football League . The $1 billion settlement between the NFL and more...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Shaw v. United States that a defendant's argument that he should not be convicted of bank fraud because because he only intended to cheat a bank...

The US Congress on Saturday passed legislation that would continue reviews of racially motivated killings in the civil rights era. The bill indefinitely extends a 2007 law, which expires next year, that calls...

Defenders of condemned inmate Ronald Bert Smith Jr. are calling his execution an "avoidable disaster." The death row inmate was seen coughing, and his upper body heaved repeatedly for 13 minutes as he was being...

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari to Honeycutt v. United States , a case dealing with collecting forfeitures from drug deals. At issue is whether one co-conspirator in a drug deal is...

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by supporters of Presiden-elect Donald Trump to block Wisconsin's recount. Judge James Patterson ruled that "the recount is an inherent part of what ensures the integrity of elections."...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday signed by many US mayors warning of the potential economic losses Trump could cause if he repeals Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) [official...