A widespread investigation into a corruption scheme between coaches at NCAA Division-1 basketball programs, an international apparel company, and financial advisors led to the arrest of 10 men on Tuesday, according to an announcement by an acting US Attorney...

A group of 25 refugees left a detention center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday to travel to the US for resettlement, becoming the first of several hundred such refugees who will make...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced the creation of the Smart Sectors program to "re-examine how the EPA engages with industry in order to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, create certainty and predictability, and...

The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the 2015 corruption conviction of former New York state Senator Dean Skelos and his son Adam Skelos on Tuesday. Dean...

During a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice will become more involved in the "national recommitment to free speech on campus." Citing recent incidents...

The Federal Register posted a notice on Monday detailing an updated rule that will allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to track social media accounts of immigrants. The social media accounts will be collected as part of the...

Deep Green Resistance , a direct action environmental group, filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking the US District Court for the District of Colorado to grant personhood status to the Colorado River. If personhood status is...

The FBI released estimated crime statistics for 2016 on Monday, which revealed a 4.1 percent increase in violent crimes committed when compared to 2015. The report "is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest,...

The US Supreme Court on Monday removed the travel ban cases from its calendar and ordered both sides to file new briefs in light of President Donald Trump's proclamation Sunday that created new restrictions to enter the US for...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: San Francisco filed a nuisance lawsuit against five fossil fuel companies due to expected expenses the city will incur from global warming. The Oregon Supreme Court ...