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Justices consider hearing a case on 'most offensive word'

Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, ...

Review: Stacey Abrams writes a legal-political thriller

“While Justice Sleeps,” Stacey Abrams (Doubleday) “While Justice Sleeps” is a deftly written page-turner — understated ...

US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump

The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden ...

Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case

Saudi Arabia's most prominent women’s rights activist was summoned by security officials on Sunday and informed of a supreme ...

Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid

Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police raids into Rio de Janeiro favelas, or ...

Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the ...

Appeals judges skeptical about reinstating NC abortion ban

Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating North Carolina's ban on abortions after the 20th week of ...

AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says

Seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him, former President Donald Trump distorted the Constitution’s meaning in ...

Top court orders India's government to present oxygen plan

India's government, facing calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in coronavirus infections, was ordered by ...

EXPLAINER: Will juror's march presence impact Chauvin case?

The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of George Floyd had ...

Fate of suspended Trump FB page seen as 'sideshow'

Skeptics are labeling the fate of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Facebook page as a "sideshow" that fails to address ...

Supreme Court skeptical of low-level crack offender's case

Crack cocaine trafficking kingpins convicted more than a decade ago can ask courts to reduce their prison terms under a 2018 ...

Over Thomas dissent, high court rejects West Point case

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a woman who says she was raped as a West Point cadet, with Justice ...

US expresses concern over El Salvador vote to remove judges

The vote by El Salvador's new congress to remove the magistrates of the Supreme Court's constitutional chamber and the ...

An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant

An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation in a ...

Czech lawmakers change electoral law to help small parties

The upper house of Czech Parliament on Thursday approved changes in the electoral law requested by the country’s highest ...

EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back?

Seconds after Anthony Alvarez was shot from behind by a Chicago police officer, the fatally wounded 22-year-old looked over ...

Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case

A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, ...

Dems laud racial diversity as panel turns focus to judges

The first Senate hearing for President Joe Biden’s judicial nominations featured two African American nominees for appeals ...

What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech ...