The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard and ordered resentencing of three others for the killing of unarmed Iraqi...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation imposing new sanctions against Russia and limiting the president's ability to ease existing sanctions. The legislation also imposes sanctions against North Korea and Iran. In a statement...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in six cases Tuesday. In the consolidated cases of Christie v. NCAA and National Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association v. NCAA , the court will consider whether a New Jersey...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources policy of excluding religious organizations from receiving grants violates the First...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Friday in Murr v. Wisconsin that the lower court was correct in determining that a Wisconsin family's property was a single unit and the government's action did not...
The US Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Monday in Ziglar v. Abbasi that Muslim men detained in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks cannot sue top US officials. The three consolidated cases center on the...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Matal v. Tam that a law prohibiting disparaging trademarks is a violates the First Amendment . The Lanham Act provides that no trademark shall be refused...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Monday in Sessions v. Morales-Santana that a gender-based differential in the US citizenship law concerning children born abroad violates the constitution. When a child is born abroad and...
The attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, DC, filed suit Monday against US President Donald Trump, alleging that he has violated the constitution by accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments while in office. The suit claims that...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled against the majority of President Donald Trump's revised executive order limiting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The ruling affirmed the majority of...