Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
Supreme Court to hear a Jack Daniel's case against manufacturer of Bad Spaniels dog toy that mimics the whiskey bottle and label but is a... More
November 21, 2022
Brittney Griner is serving a drug possession sentence at a Russian penal colony human rights advocates say has harsh conditions and violent criminals. More
November 18, 2022
Kevin Johnson, who was sentenced to death for killing a co in a fit of rage over his brother's death, asks U.S. Supreme Court to... More
November 10, 2022
“This is an exceptional story, right out of the movies,” said U.S. District Judge Gina during sentencing for Jonathan and Diana Toebbe. More
November 10, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. More
November 9, 2022
The Supreme Court is asked to answer if a person can use Section 1983 to go to court with claims their rights under the nursing... More
November 8, 2022
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued her first Supreme Court opinion, a short dissent Monday in support of a death row inmate from Ohio. More
November 7, 2022
In her testimony, Cynthia Abcug denied she was involved in planning a raid on the foster home where her then 7-year-old son lived in 2019. More
November 7, 2022
High school teacher Peter Vlaming, who sued after being fired for refusing to use a transgender student's pronouns, appeals ruling dismissing his suit. More
November 4, 2022
David DePape is a Canadian citizen who legally entered the United States in 2000 but has stayed long after his visa expired, officials said. More
November 1, 2022
“He was your prey. He was your trophy,” a federal judge told Albuquerque Cosper Head before sentencing him to 7 years and 6 months in... More
October 27, 2022
It's been reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death.” More
October 26, 2022
Brittney Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned. More
October 25, 2022
The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children has begun in Little Rock, Arkansas. More
October 17, 2022
Supreme Court members sat for a new group portrait following the addition of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice. More
October 7, 2022
Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's wedding cake is challenging a ruling he violated the law by refusing to make a gender transition cake. More
October 6, 2022
Brittney Griner's wife said the WNBA star, who was playing in Russia during the WNBA offseason, is afraid of being forgotten by the United States. More
October 6, 2022
People in recovery and families of those killed by opioid overdoses seek roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. More
September 23, 2022
Brittney Griner's legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. More
September 20, 2022
Elizabeth Scherer, judge overseeing Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's penalty phase, refused to step down, rejecting his defense team's request. More
September 19, 2022
Nebraska judge rejects lawsuit filed by two Omaha women who sought to have both their names listed as parents on their children’s birth certificates. More
September 16, 2022
Former Nevada deputy attorney general Tudor Chirila Jr. was arrested in Reno as a suspect in a 1972 Hawaii homicide. He's being held without bail. More
September 16, 2022
Texas board declines request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-cop. More
September 16, 2022
President Biden to meet at the White House with families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security exec Paul Whelan, both jailed in Russia. More
September 15, 2022
A federal judge unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. More
September 13, 2022
Attorney Ken Starr, whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has died at 76. More
September 13, 2022
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face state money More
September 8, 2022
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon faces criticism for granting a request by Trump's legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI... More
September 6, 2022
Lawmakers crafted a major bipartisan law on gun violence. The measure, signed by President Joe Biden, was part of a response to a string of shootings over the summer,... More
September 6, 2022
The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. More
August 31, 2022
