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Judge will reconsider ruling blocking sanctuary cities order

A federal judge Tuesday agreed to reconsider his ruling blocking President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from ...

Timeline of events: Disruptive passenger's travel to Hawaii

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort an American Airlines flight to Honolulu after a disruptive passenger's laptop caused ...

Condemned church shooter Roof seeks appellate court mercy

A white supremacist petitioned a court for mercy, asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to overturn his ...

High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool

The Supreme Court's ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give ...

Jeff Sessions

Trump seeks reconsideration of sanctuary cities ruling

The Trump administration filed court papers Monday aimed at getting a judge to reconsider his ruling blocking the president's ...

Judge: Sound engineer can't publish unreleased Prince tracks

A sound engineer who worked with Prince is barred from publishing or disseminating any unreleased recordings that compromise ...

Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts

The Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina Monday because race played too large a role in ...

Justices make it easier for companies to defend patent cases

The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits in a ...

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$1 Million Bond for Ohio Mom

Police in Ohio say a woman told them she fatally shot her two children to save them from the world's evils. Municipal Court ...

Lawyer fee ruling overturned in international custody case

A court on Monday overturned an order for a Connecticut financier to pay nearly $90,000 in attorney fees racked up by a ...

Justices won't hear Indiana's appeal in triple murder case

The Supreme Court won't hear Indiana's appeal of a ruling that threw out the conviction and death sentence of an Indiana man ...

Court upholds 'soft money' limits; Gorsuch, Thomas disagree

The Supreme Court is upholding federal limits on political parties' use of so-called soft money for federal elections.

Justices rejects Florida appeal over death penalty

The Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that said imposing a death sentence in Florida requires a unanimous ...

Justices won't hear appeal over release of federal mug shots

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the Detroit Free Press that asked the government to release mug shots of federal ...

Supreme Court rejects businesses' challenge to Michigan tax

The Supreme Court is rejecting challenges by IBM, Goodyear and other businesses seeking more than $1 billion in tax refunds ...

Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson's defamation trial against publisher begins

Rebel Wilson was devastated by a series of magazine articles that she says painted her as a liar and subsequently cost her ...

Brazilians call for president to resign after graft charges

Brazilians around the country staged demonstrations Sunday calling for their president to step down after the supreme court ...

Michel Temer

Brazil's leader mounts defense to save his presidency

Fighting to save his job amid a mushrooming corruption scandal, Brazilian President Michel Temer told the nation Saturday ...

Brazil's top prosecutor accuses Temer of obstructing justice

Brazil's top prosecutor is accusing President Michel Temer of corruption and obstruction of justice, according to an ...

Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan leader to Trump: 'Get your pig hands out of here"

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivered his most scathing critique of U.S. President Donald Trump yet Friday, telling ...