The fundamental rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to all individuals by law, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics.
Tou Thao, one of four police officers convicted in the 2020 death of George Floyd, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. More
August 7, 2023
Woman sues school district whose counselor encouraged her teen's social gender transition, providing chest binder and using new name and pronouns. More
April 6, 2023
Atheist sues agency that runs W. VA jails and prisons, says they're violating his constitutional rights by requiring Christian programming. More
April 5, 2023
Santos Asucena Caseres Cruz, who's accused of abandoning her dead newborn in a Wisconsin field, has been formally charged. More
March 29, 2023
Police arrested 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday. More
March 29, 2023
Family of SC 9th grader who said she was accosted by a teacher for not stopping to recite Pledge of Allegiance sues in federal court. More
March 10, 2023
Three white men serving prison sentences in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery ask an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions. More
March 10, 2023
The state concluded the license plate “LUVTOFU” could’ve been seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd. More
March 9, 2023
Virginia judge rules frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, basing decision in part on a 19th century law governing treatment of slaves. More
March 9, 2023
White supremacist who killed counter-protester at “Unite the Right” rally fined for allegedly threatening a correctional officer and brandishing a weapon. More
February 28, 2023
A grand jury indicted Sophia Rosing on multiple charges, including three counts of fourth-degree assault in the Nov. 2022 incident. More
February 24, 2023
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955... More
February 16, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis to take control of Walt Disney World's self-governing, punishing the company over opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law. More
February 10, 2023
Maryland woman Sarah Beth Clendaniel allegedly conspired with Florida-based neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power grid. More
February 6, 2023
Abortion supporters rallied to demand protections for reproductive rights and mark the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade. More
January 23, 2023
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder faces trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60M federal bribery investigation. More
January 19, 2023
Art professor sues Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course. More
January 18, 2023
A look at some cases involving Black rights that Court TV has covered, as well as some of the legal stories that shaped Black History. More
January 15, 2023
The lawsuit alleged Julia Misley became pregnant in 1975, and that Steven Tyler later coerced her into having an abortion. More
January 3, 2023
Jurors acquitted Daytona McClinton of the most serious charges against him. He should have faced six years in prison, at most. More
December 28, 2022
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says he laments saying story of 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion in Indiana may have been a fabrication. More
December 19, 2022
Lawmakers from both parties attended the ceremony, reflecting the growing acceptance of same-sex unions, once among the country's most contentious issues. More
December 13, 2022
Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions. More
December 6, 2022
Senate passed Respect for Marriage Act with support from 12 Republicans; it's expected to win approval in the House before being signed by Pres. Biden. More
December 5, 2022
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. More
December 5, 2022
Judge says Indiana's Republican AG can investigate Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. More
December 2, 2022
Indiana attorney general asks state medical licensing board to discipline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who spoke of providing abortion to 10-year-old rape victim. More
November 30, 2022
Jennifer Dorow, judge who presided over the case of Darrell Brooks -- Waukesha Christmas Parade crash trial -- is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. More
November 30, 2022
A federal appeals court has reinstated an Indiana law adopted in 2016 that requires abortion clinics to either bury or cremate fetal remains. More
November 29, 2022
Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim says state attorney general should not be allowed to access medical records. More
November 22, 2022
