The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads that Amtrak , the publicly funded railroad service, is a governmental entity. However, the court remanded to...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Monday signed a "right to work" bill , making Wisconsin the twenty-fifth state with such a law on the books. The legislation was approved by the Senate ...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association that under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) federal agencies are exempt from notice-and-comment requirements when amending or repealing interpretive...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Hurst v. Florida to determine "whether Florida's death sentencing scheme violated the Sixth ... or Eighth Amendment." This court granted...

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on Friday said it is considering appealing a ruling by the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania , which upheld a Pittsburgh Ordinance [PDF, Ordinance...

The West Virginia Legislature on Friday overrode the governor's veto, passing a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said he vetoed the law because of concerns over its...

Ferguson, Missouri Mayor James Knowles reportedly fired three city employees on Thursday after an investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) exposed racist e-mails and racially disparate police practices in the city. One of...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday stayed a ruling of the US District Court for the District of Nebraska , which would have allowed same-sex couples in...

Sheriffs from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Colorado's recreational marijuana law. The sheriffs are asking the court to strike down Amendment 64, the legislation legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana, and to close...

The US Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act . The Senate needed 67 votes to override the veto , but the vote fell short...