A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down a longstanding federal ban that prevented the sale of handguns to Americans ...

Officials in Santa Clara County on Thursday said they have filed a federal lawsuit over President Trump's executive order ...

The United States Supreme Court has denied an application to suspend the execution of a death row inmate one day before his scheduled execution on Friday night.

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

The ruling comes amid major shifts in the national firearm legal landscape following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

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A new casino slated to open in the heart of downtown Chicago is being accused of violating U.S. civil rights laws by ...

President Trump said birthright citizenship was created for children of former slaves but is no longer appropriate with ...

In order for the United States to remain “a government of laws, not of men,” all officials entrusted with elected authority ...

New York’s attorney general is in the van of opposition to the 47th president’s agenda — and he owes her office some $500 ...