Maria Elena Cruz is the Arizona Supreme Court's first Latina justice. But that's not the most important reason why she got the job.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled ...

The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of ...

Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined dozens of local government ...

“Everyone was like, ‘Who are you? What is this?’” Strangio, who grew up in Newton, recalled with a laugh. He took down the ...

A disability rights advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit to halt the city of Grants Pass from closing one of two sanctioned homeless camps and restricting the hours of the other. The suit is the ...

Nicolas Talbott is one of the plaintiffs filing suit against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military. This is his story.

A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is ...

A new Chicago casino set to open in 2026 has guaranteed 25% ownership to women and minority investors, locking out White men ...

Term limits, court expansion, and ethics were addressed as possible SCOTUS reforms during the inaugural event with Open to ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

Trans people are having to deal with attacks on their legal rights as well as threats to their personhood in Trump's America.