The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The complaint was filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

The first of 17 detainees are scheduled to be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison next week, said a senior US official on Monday. There will be 90 detainees remaining, 59 of whom are ineligible to be transferred...

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals placed a temporary injunction on Wednesday on an order from Utah Governor Gary Herbert which would have ended the state's contract with Planned Parenthood and cut federal funding...

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the state's lifetime ban on convicted criminals gaining full-time employment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional. The unanimous decision supported the plaintiffs' claim that section...

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York in an opinion made public on Tuesday, decided that two shareholder class actions against Facebook Inc. , alleging that the company hid concerns...

An Ohio grand jury decided on Monday not to indict two officers involved in a 2014 shooting resulting in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. In November 2014 officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback were dispatched to...

District Judge Edward Chen for the Northern District of California last Monday ruled that California's policy for reimbursing out-of-state hospitals that care for California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) patients is unconstitutional. Hospitals in Oregon, Nevada, and...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it is suspending its asset seizure program which allows for local police departments to keep items confiscated from individuals under federal law. The controversial equitable sharing program...

The US District Court for the District of Columbia denied on Wednesday a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Ahmed Salim Faraj Abu Khatallah arising from the 2012 attack on the US consulate in...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit ruled Tuesday that the government cannot refuse to register trademarks that might be considered disparaging or offensive. The ruling sided with the Asian-American rock band The Slants,...