The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on small business owners' veterans benefits and the suppression of evidence under the exclusionary rule. Kingdomware Technologies v. United States deals with the rights...

Apple Inc. on Monday asked the US government to create a panel of experts to discuss issues of security versus privacy , stemming from the emergence of a legal conflict between law enforcement and the company last...

Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill into law on Sunday that prohibits state contracts with organizations that promote or perform abortions. Although not specifically named in the bill, the legislation will prevent about...

A former member of the Black Panthers was released from prison on Friday after having spent a record 43 years in solitary confinement. Albert Woodfox had been detained in solitary confinement since 1972 after...

The Georgia State Senate passed an amended version of a religious freedom bill, HB 757 , which some critics believe may be used to discriminate against same-sex couples. The bill gives religious leaders the right to...

The US Supreme Court upheld on Friday, in a one-sentence order, a decision of the District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina forcing the state to redraw the 1st...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a motion to compel Apple to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters . The Federal Bureau of...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act but enjoined the Secretary of Health and Human Services from the enforcing the mandate until...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed legislation Thursday that will effectively cut funding to Planned Parenthood in the state by millions of dollars, although the two bills do not target Planned Parenthood by name. The first new law ...

Chicago residents filed a class action lawsuit Thursday accusing the city of Chicago of knowingly contaminating the city's water supply when replacing lead water pipes in the city. The elevated, unsafe levels of lead in the drinking water...