The Illinois House of Representatives approved a bill in a vote of 61-53 on Tuesday to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill proposes a series of increases over the next five years...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute , an Ohio voting case. The suit centers on Ohio's voter registration list maintenance process, which sends confirmation notices to...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to affirmed an order allowing a transgender male student to use the boy's restroom. The Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin would not allow Ash...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 to strike down the "provocation rule" created by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which allows law enforcement officers to...

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restrictions placed on a patented product could not be enforced through an infringement suit because an authorized sale exhausts all rights under the Patent Act . In Impression Products, Inc....

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell that the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) does not apply to out-of-state corporations. FELA holds railroads liable in money damages to their...

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that in cases of statutory rape where sexual intercourse is criminalized based solely on the ages of the participants, the federal definition requires the age of the victim to be less than...

The Nevada Senate on Monday approved a bill requiring Internet providers to disclose what types of personal information they collect from users. Senate Bill 538 is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford ...

John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security ,stated in an interview Sunday that the United States is considering banning laptops in aircraft cabins on all international flights. During the interview with Fox New Sunday, Kelly said the...

Judge Raymond Jackson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday tossed out the life sentences imposed by Virginia courts for Lee Boyd Malvo , ruling that...