Economic historians usually are mistaken when looking at the causes of the Panic of 1857. Douglas E. French sets the record straight.

Iowa Supreme Court ruling, Scott County public defenders in Davenport can decline new cases during temporary caseload ...

The Iowa Supreme Court, ruling in a Scott County case, shines a light on the crisis caused by a shortage of public defenders.

The Whipple Building isn’t part of Historic Fort Snelling, but it sits on a small, unincorporated swath of land known as the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory. The history of that land, including ...

Whenever tragedy strikes in the United States—through bombings, mass shootings, or the killing of American citizens by law ...

Commentary: Chief Justice John Roberts has tried for years to weaken the Voting Rights Act. With a coming Supreme Court decision, he may finally get his wish.

For nearly 50 years, I have walked into courtrooms with a sense of reverence. I have spent my life in the service of the law, believing that despite its flaws, ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football got some good news when all-Big Ten defensive back Xavier Scott announced he would return to the Fighting Illini for the 2026 season. Scott posted a photo of himself in ...

There are business decisions in baseball, and then there are lines you simply do not cross. The Detroit Tigers trading Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers would be one of those lines. Last week’s ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to have their goals set in terms of Scott Laughton's future with the team. Scott Laughton's time with the Toronto Maple Leafs has been with some uncertainty over his ...

Birthright citizenship—the principle that anyone born on American soil is a citizen—has deep roots in English common law and was applied in the Colonial era and early years of the American republic.