Anthony Patrick Reed may one day get his day in court on behalf of Yellowstone National Park’s wild bison, after the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that a jury should have determined whether the volunteer for the Buffalo Field Campaign had his First and Fourth Amendment rights violated during a 2012 federal government hazing of bison back into Yellowstone National Park.
Read moreAfter a bench trial, a state superior court judge ruled Monday that a Massachusetts law requiring voters to register at least 20 days before an election in order to cast a ballot is unconstitutional.
Read moreAfter a 10-hour hearing and despite opposition from powerful state business groups, a Texas Senate committee Friday passed the latest version of its anti-transgender bathroom bill.
Read moreA mother has filed a $20 million lawsuit Friday against the city of Huntington Beach, California, claiming its police officers used excessive and unreasonable force by fatally shooting her son after witnesses saw him chasing children with a broken bottle at a soccer field.
Read moreAttorney General Jeff Sessions stepped up his verbal attacks on sanctuary cities during a speech in Philadelphia on Friday, inspiring sharp rebukes from the city’s mayor and police commissioner.
Read moreThe American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that four federal agencies release information about an executive order President Donald Trump reportedly planned to sign carving out religious-freedom exemptions the group says target the gay community.
Read moreGermany’s president has signed legislation legalizing gay marriage, his office said Friday, paving the way for the bill to take effect this fall.
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A federal judge Thursday refused to lift an injunction blocking part of President Donald Trump’s executive order against sanctuary cities, calling the government’s pledge to cut only limited funds from jurisdictions that won’t help enforce immigration laws an “illusory promise.”
Read moreA federal class action claims that Wyoming prisons discriminate against women by offering a boot camp rehab program only for men younger than 21, depriving women of training and opportunities for early release.
Read moreTexas prison officials have been deliberately indifferent to the hazards of sweltering summer heat in a lockup near Houston, a federal judge ruled, ordering the state to reduce the temperature in inmate housing areas to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read moreWith the Supreme Court bracing to decide whether the government needs a warrant to track cellphone location data, a New York federal judge behind one famous case involving mass surveillance answered that question in the negative.
Read morePresident Vladimir Putin has paid a rare visit to a Russian human rights icon to congratulate her on her 90th birthday.
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In a win for California’s Bishop Paiute Tribe, the Ninth Circuit this week reversed and remanded its lawsuit against Inyo County, over powers Indian police have over non-Indians on the reservation.
Read moreThe mother of Kajieme Powell, whose shooting death at the hands of two St. Louis police officers after the Michael Brown shooting sparked additional protests, sued the officers, the city and police chief for wrongful death Wednesday.
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A 10th Circuit panel ruled 2-1 this week that New Mexico did not interfere with the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s casino business after the tribe and the state failed to reach a gaming compact.
Read moreA divided Missouri appeals court ruled that a Kansas City teenager who was born a girl but has been living as a boy since age 9 is not allowed to use the boys’ locker rooms and restrooms at his school.
Read moreA husband and wife claim in court that after years of involvement with the booster club and other organizations at their local high school they suddenly found themselves ostracized and were further punished for Facebook posts about the situation.
Read moreAustralia has asked for answers about the police killing of its citizen Justine Damond in Minneapolis last weekend, and the Minnesota police officer accused of shooting her had three previous complaints filed against him, according to court records.
Read moreThe Oakland City Council approved a resolution Tuesday cutting ties between city police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying cooperation between the agencies is eroding trust in the city’s officers and harming public safety.
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The family of a man killed by a Las Vegas police officer who improperly used a chokehold sued the officer and police department in federal court, claiming their loved one sought help from the officer who escalated the situation into a deadly conflict.
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