For 90 years, a U.S. Supreme Court decision centered on the disputed firing of a Hoosier-born Federal Trade Commission member ...

The court must determine whether the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement necessitates a showing of probable cause that someone inside the home requires emergency aid.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which is split, said that federal law says that border agents must check asylum seekers who arrive at ports of entry, even if they didn’t cross the border. The ...

State Sen. Scott Wiener's SB 747 aims to close a legal loophole that has made it difficult for those who claim immigration ...

Legal battle over when immigrants officially "arrive" in U.S. reaches Supreme Court, potentially reshaping asylum processing ...

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier ...

Get ready to question how you spent your youth. On this day in 1811, Joseph Story, then just 32 years old, was confirmed to ...

Every year the Gallup organization conducts an opinion poll to determine the level of confidence Americans have for major ...

Hear ye, hear ye. Gather round, folks. I’ve got an important pronouncement to make: Kim Davis can fuck all the way off! I know, I know. That’s not very nice. But it’s a hell of a lot nicer than ...

In a 6-3 ruling, U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic that South Carolina may exclude ...