Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday prohibiting Dallas, Texas, officials from removing a statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee. The...

Eric Dreiband, a partner at Jones Day and former top attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to answer questions as he seeks confirmation as the head...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to allow self-driving cars into the marketplace. The Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act will allow 100,000 autonomous vehicles...

Property owners in Harris County, Houston filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Tuesday for releasing water from the Barker and Addicks reservoirs after Hurricane Harvey, causing flooding in their homes and businesses. The...

A group of 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) program. DACA provides protection...

A number of prominent Republicans on Monday and filed amicus briefs imploring the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering. The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford on October 3. Prominent politicians who filed briefs...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday stayed an injunction that had blocked the Texas voter ID law , allowing its implementation. The injunction was put in place ...

US President https://www.donaldjtrump.com/">Donald Trump's campaign attorney Michael Carvin filed a brief on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit that...

A 26-year-old Mexican immigrant in New York has amended his ongoing lawsuit against the US government to challenge the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program . Batalla Vidal, who initially...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on Tuesday announced a settlement with Buffalo City School District to halt discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in the district. The...