The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning that a securities fraud case may proceed in state court. In an opinion authored by Justice Elena...

The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded the class action case Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins to the lower court for further review. In a 6-2 ruling, the court found that the US Court of...

The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded a group of cases challenging the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the lower courts for further proceedings. The cases, consolidated as Zubik...

During an annual session last Friday, Missouri legislators passed a bill which will allow all state citizens to carry concealed guns without permits or completed gun training. Republicans supporting the bill argued that the law...

The Massachusetts Senate advanced legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting transgender individuals from discrimination. Bill S.735 entitled An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination , seeks to add the term "gender identity" to the protected classes afforded rights...

The Supreme Court of Texas upheld the state's complicated public school funding system as constitutional Friday. The court noted that financial efficiency was not an issue with the state's public school funding based upon prior...

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a measure that would permit detainees at Guantanamo Bay to plead guilty for their crimes through video conferencing, and would also allow the transfer of detainees to third-world countries to...

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed two pieces of legislation restricting abortion into law on Thursday. The two laws, SB 205 and SB 363 , prevent the issuance or renewal of health center licenses "to abortion clinics or...

The US Supreme Court upheld a stay of execution for Alabama inmate Vernon Madison on Thursday. In a 4-4 order, the court upheld the stay issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...

The Florida American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Marion County school district on Thursday, challenging their bathroom policy as anti-transgender. The complaint was filed after a school suspended a student for...