The United States Supreme Court has denied an application to suspend the execution of a death row inmate one day before his scheduled execution on Friday night.

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice said Thursday he will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain collective ...

Minnesota House Republicans filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Thursday accusing Secretary of State Steve Simon ...

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it ...

Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn's recusal puts the focus on whether liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz will also step away from the Act 10 case.

A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is ...

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.

A federal appeals court finds banning handgun sales for 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, raising questions about the ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

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As a presidential candidate, Trump decried the Biden administration's lawfare against perceived political opponents, ...