The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday stayed a ruling of the US District Court for the District of Nebraska , which would have allowed same-sex couples in...
Sheriffs from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Colorado's recreational marijuana law. The sheriffs are asking the court to strike down Amendment 64, the legislation legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana, and to close...
The US Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act . The Senate needed 67 votes to override the veto , but the vote fell short...
Utah lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation that aims to balance religious rights and protections against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) discrimination in the workplace and housing. The bill, SB 0296 , proposes adding sexual orientation and gender identity...
The Moscow City Court on Thursday convicted a Russian police officer of treason for spying for the US and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Roman Ushakov was found guilty of giving...
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is legal, despite an earlier decision by a federal judge to the contrary. The Supreme Court ordered 68 probate judges in Alabama to...
A US Department of Justice (DOJ) report released Wednesday says the department will not prosecute Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August. According to the...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for King v. Burwell . The court is asked to rule on whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may adopt regulations to extend tax-credit...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transporation, Inc. that Alabama should be able to justify its decision to assess on railroads a fuel tax that it does...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday published its opinion in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl , reversing the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decision and ruling that...