A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault,...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Georgia death row inmate who claimed racial bias in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman the court held that the Georgia Supreme...

US Secretary of State John Kerry offered support to Myanmar's newly democratic government Sunday and urged the country to push more democratic reform and address human rights issues. Though Myanmar is no longer under military rule, Senior General...

US President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Friday that would remove terms such as "Negro" and "Oriental" from federal law in an effort to modernize racial language. The bill seeks not only to...

Attorneys for Chelsea Manning, the former US military soldier who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks , on Thursday, filed a brief to appeal her 35-year prison term for violating the Espionage Act. Manning is asserting that...

The Oklahoma legislature approved a resolution Thursday asking Congress to impeach President Barack Obama over his administration's guidance on ensuring the protection and inclusion of transgender individuals in federal civil rights law. The legislators...

The Pentagon announced Friday that the Periodic Review Board (PRB) has cleared Afghani Guantanamo detainee Obaidullah for release after almost 15 years of detainment. Obaidullah was captured in November 2002 when...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday ordered Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers appearing in multiple states to take ethics classes after finding DOJ lawyers...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Thursday that Virginia's voter identification law is constitutional. The plaintiffs challenged SB 1256 , which requires that voters have a valid...

The Oklahoma Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize performing abortions. The bill, SB 1552 , reads in pertinent part, "no person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman," and "...