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Democratic demands set up battle over Mueller report

Within minutes of receiving notification that special counsel Robert Mueller had turned over his report on the Russia ...

Judge says New York's stun gun ban is unconstitutional

New York state's ban on personal ownership of stun guns is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday in the latest in ...

Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK

The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal ...

Joe Biden, Jill Biden

Joe Biden faces a challenge winning over progressives

Joe Biden says he has "the most progressive record" of any Democrat running, or mulling a run, in 2020. But many progressive ...

Mississippi governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion law

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most ...

Mary O'Grady, Stephen Miller

Number of states using redistricting commissions growing

In most places, state lawmakers and governors are responsible for drawing and approving maps for U.S. and state legislative ...

Gerrymandering lawsuits are pending in a dozen states

Gerrymandering is on trial as the U.S. Supreme Court and judges in a dozen states consider whether mapmakers — typically ...

Jury awards $250,000 to woman jailed without seeing a judge

A Mississippi jury awarded $250,000 in damages Tuesday to a woman jailed 96 days without seeing a judge, a case spotlighting ...

US judge blocks oil, gas drilling over climate change

A judge blocked oil and gas drilling across almost 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) in Wyoming and said the U.S.

Man who sought drugs smuggled by sled gets 2 more days

A North Carolina man who court documents say imported drugs from Canada "utilizing the dark web" was sentenced Wednesday to ...

2020 Democrats' new litmus test: Abolish Electoral College

The Green New Deal and "Medicare for All" are old news. The hottest position in the Democratic presidential field this week ...

Sheri Johnson

Supreme Court troubled by jury selection bias in Mississippi

Deeply troubled by a Mississippi prosecutor's pattern of excluding African-American jurors, the Supreme Court seemed in broad ...

Justice Thomas talks at court arguments, 1st time in 3 years

The Supreme Court was about to adjourn for the day when the Georgia baritone politely inquired of the lawyer at the lectern.

The Latest: Justices seem troubled by Mississippi conviction

The Latest on Supreme Court arguments on excluding black jurors (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The Supreme Court is likely to ...

Supreme Court: Google class-action case should be revisited

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a lower court to take another look at a lawsuit that involved Google and privacy ...

Kentucky gov signs abortion bill already facing a lawsuit

Kentucky's Republican governor on Tuesday signed into law an anti-abortion measure already entangled in a federal lawsuit, ...

The Latest: Asylum seekers ask to wait in US, not Mexico

The Latest on initial hearings for asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S.

Judges grill lawyers in suit over Trump's Washington hotel

A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled lawyers for the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia about their claims ...

3 Native American inmates win right to long hair in Texas

Three male Native American inmates in Texas will be allowed to grow their hair long as an expression of their religious ...

NCAA can't keep tournament games away from legal gambling

As the NCAA prepares for its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting to expand, ...