The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the 21st Century Cures Act , which will allow the Food and Drug Administration to fund more medical research and speed up access to new drugs. Senator...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB2814 , also known as the Future Energy Jobs Bill, into law on Wednesday. The benefits of the bill had been touted as increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energy, providing...

A federal judge dissolved the decision from earlier this week and halted the Michigan recount on Wednesday. Judge Mark Goldsmith of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan had entered a temporary restraining...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case that will determine whether the "structured dismissal" settlement plan for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings is permissible...

The Ohio Legislature passed the "Heartbeat Bill" on Tuesday that would ban abortions when the heartbeat of the fetus can be detected. The bill would make it a fifth degree felony to perform an...

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Jill Stein's request for a recount of the presidential election votes is unlawful and should have been denied. The court cited a state law (MCL 168.879) ...

US President Barack Obama gave his final national security address in Tampa on Tuesday, urging the next administration to stay true to the American stance against torture. The president began by commending service men and women in their part...

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of the prosecution in an insider trading case involving the gifting of confidential information to a relative. Last year the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Life Technologies v. Promega to decide whether 1) a corporation can be held liable for actively encouraging the assembly of components of a patented invention when...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that violation of a seal under which a relator's complaint has been filed does not require dismissal of the entire complaint, upholding a fraud verdict against State Farm Fire...