The Voting Rights Act allows states in some circumstances to consider race in drawing districts as a means to redress ...

Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units.

In a pending case on Louisiana’s congressional map, the justices ordered briefing on whether it’s constitutional to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Friday that it will assess the legality of a key component of a ...

Maxwell's legal team warned she would invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination unless certain conditions ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said his court in Rhode Island has received more than 400 threatening voice messages.

A federal appeals court appeared ready on Friday to become the second such court in the country to rule that President Donald ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a Louisiana redistricting case that could weaken key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act.

Updated on Aug. 1 at 9:03 pm. The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon instructed the parties in a Louisiana redistricting ...

The Supreme Court is ruling more frequently in favor of religious groups. Are mainstream Christians coming out ahead?

U.S. President Donald Trump's order restricting birthright citizenship appeared on Friday to be headed toward being declared ...

Court ruling provides reprieve for over 60,000 immigrants with temporary protected status as judge finds Trump policy rooted ...