Among the new laws passed by the Texas Legislature is House Bill 2593, which increases the penalty range for indecent assault ...

As the death toll rises in Texas, Trump has done everything but tap dance naked to deflect the media from discussing climate ...

Subject matter jurisdiction is the authority given a court, either from the constitution of the nation or of a state, or the legislature of the nation or that state, to ...

President Donald Trump says he is considering “taking away” the US citizenship of a long-time rival: the actress and comedian, Rosie O’Donnell. The move comes despite a decades-old Supreme Court ...

Michael Bell is to be executed on July 15 for murdering two people outside a Jacksonville bar Dec. 9, 1993, when he went on a ...

On two separate occasions, the Judiciary has borne the brunt of public protests, with court stations coming under attack by ...

With the state so reliant on private attorneys, the stoppage has effectively crippled the courts’ ability to assign lawyers ...

Interview with Martin Padgett, whose book "The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick" explores the life of the late Atlantan who was at the center of a landmark gay rights case.

A federal judge in New Hampshire says he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by ...

And, Missouri lawmakers leave the question for the courts to decide. A recently passed property tax provision immediately ...

Following recent rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation to limit state agency's authority in interpreting rules and regulations.

Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics ...