A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday denied a motion for preliminary injunction challenging the New York law that makes it a misdemeanor...

Bridget Kelly and William Baroni, former New Jersey officials under Governor Chris Christie , were found guilty Friday of all counts against them for the 2013 lane closings on...

The US Supreme Court issued an order on Thursday granting a last-minute stay of execution just as state officials in Alabama were preparing to execute Thomas Douglas Arthur by lethal injection. The application for the stay was...

For the first time in history, governments around the world have agreed to legally binding limits on global temperature rises as the Paris Agreement on climate change became effective on Friday. All governments that have ratified...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday denied the Pennsylvania Republican Party's effort to allow out-of-county poll watchers to monitor precincts on election day. Judge Gerald Pappert stated...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a challenge Wednesday to an Arizona election law. The Ninth circuit, in a 2-1 opinion turned down a legal challenge regarding thrown out ballots...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday threw out a challenge to Ohio's execution secrecy law. Under HB 663 , the identity of individuals and entities that participate in the lethal...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a legal challenge to the state's ban on taking personal photos at polling locations, known as "ballot selfies" on election day. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International . The court granted certiorari in June to determine whether the pleading standard for...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to...