The Supreme Court granted an Oklahoma death row inmate, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, a new trial after it was revealed a key witness lied on the stand.
A top Supreme Court lawyer has been indicted on federal tax evasion charges after he paid off hefty amounts of debt accrued from high-stakes poker games using money from his law firm.
A New Zealand court has decided that a convicted killer can seek an appeal after new evidence showed that he may have been reenacting a scene from an anime.
Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll back civil rights protections.
The Ohio Supreme Court has doubled down on its infamous ruling in which they determined that chicken wings labeled "boneless" may have bones in it, refusing to reconsider the case.
A Texas militia member, the first to be convicted for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, was given a lighter sentence because of the Supreme Court's narrowing of an obstruction charge that was used against 300 rioters.
More than a dozen attorney generals across the country have come out in support of a student who was banned from wearing an anti-transgender shirt to school.
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction, effectively clearing the actor of charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in Chicago in 2019.
The eldest of the Supreme Court's liberal judges has no plans to resign, despite calls to allow Democrats to make an appointment ahead of Trump's inauguration.
Former Democratic lawmaker Bakari Sellers "floated" Kamala Harris taking Justice Sonia Sotomayor's seat if she retires before the next presidential term.
A top civil rights lawyer is sounding the alarm on a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which he says could pave the way for a voter suppression system less than a week from election day.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a petition by Donald Trump's ex fixer, Michael Cohen, over claims that the former president retaliated at him for writing a tell-all book in which he revealed damning information about him.
As the elections get closer, immigration continues to dominate the political conversation. While Republican candidate Donald Trump has been touting his mass deportation plan during the campaign trail, the Harris camp has advocated for stricter controls at the border, while running mate Tim Walz has discussed stricter controls on the rights of undocumented immigrants already in the country as well.
The DIY weapons, which lack serial numbers and are attainable without transfer records or background checks, are at the center of next week's major gun debate.
The U.S. Supreme Court is slated to weigh in on the controversy over regulating elusive ghost guns this fall, in an on-going fight between the Biden administration and gun-toting enthusiasts.
