The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in seven cases where petitioners, religious non-profit institutions, challenge aspects of the birth control mandate under the health care reform laws in the US . The...

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that same-sex divorce is legal within the state. In a 5-4 decision, the high court granted the divorce order citing to the recent US Supreme Court decision in Obergefell...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Florida state law that bars retailers from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases is unconstitutional. Under the Florida statute it is...

A group of book sellers and publishers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a new Louisiana criminal law that requires websites to implement age-verification systems to protect material that may be harmful to any minor. HB 153 [text,...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Shapiro v. McManus the court is hearing a challenge to the Three Judge Court Act ,...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday night halted the execution of Missouri death row inmate Ernest Johnson pending the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Johnson's appeal....

Houston voters rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance on Tuesday by a margin of 61 to 39 percent. Ordinance No. 2014-530 , known by its opponents as the "bathroom bill," prohibited discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion, sexual...

US regulators on Tuesday imposed a fine of up to $200 million on auto part manufacturer Takata for failing to disclose the defect of millions of their airbags to regulators in a timely manner. The National Highway...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on two cases. In Lockhart v. US the court heard arguments on whether the mandatory minimum for a child pornography sentence, as...

The US Department of Education ruled on Monday that the Palatine Township School District 211 in Illinois violated federal law when it refused to provide gender-appropriate locker rooms for a transgender student. In December 2013 the American...