Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin on Tuesday signed an executive order to no longer require county clerks' names to appear on marriage licenses. The follows the refusal by county clerk Kim Davis to issue...

A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California ruled Tuesday that sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited under a law that protects gender-based discrimination. The order pertains to the motion to dismiss...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday upheld the authority of Governor Tom Wolf to postpone executions in the commonwealth. The unanimous decision came after Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams petitioned the court...

Swedish mobile telecom company Ericsson on Monday announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple , ending a nearly year-long patent dispute. The deal will last for seven years and includes a cross-license that...

Hawaiian residents opposed to a self governing native Hawaiian nation within the state have notified a lower court of plans to make a second trip to the US Supreme Court to address the action taken by...

US President Obama on Friday commuted 95 prison sentences of individuals who have been jailed for non-violent offenses. The act of clemency comes as result of the recent sentencing reform for drug and non-violent offenses. In his...

New York officials on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement under which the state will overhaul its solitary confinement practices and procedures. The $62 million settlement comes in a lawsuit filed in 2012 by the New York Civil Liberties Union...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday issued an order preserving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that limit mercury emissions and other hazardous pollutants from...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit on Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that found that a DC gun law requiring a concealed carry permit outside of the home may violate...

The head of army forces command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, General Robert Abrams on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face court martial for deserting an endangering troops by leaving his outpost in 2009. Bergdahl faces a...