Siding with the governor, the Virginia Supreme Court refused to overturn a complete ban on all weapons on the Virginia Capitol grounds ahead of a pro-gun rally to be held there Monday.
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Eyeing a generous infusion of cash from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget, the Judicial Council of California is pushing to modernize the courts with tech innovations that should make navigating the justice system a little easier.
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A cybersecurity expert says a forensic image of Georgia’s election server contains evidence that the old system was infiltrated by hackers before the 2016 presidential election and the hotly contested 2018 gubernatorial vote.
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While Virginia state courts were closed Friday in honor of Lee-Jackson Day, an alumni group filed a federal lawsuit challenging the removal of one of those Confederate generals from their high school’s name.
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Congressman Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea to a single charge of campaign finance fraud late last year and his resignation this week has made the 50th Congressional District race one of the most-watched 2020 races in the nation, as a millennial Democratic candidate makes his second attempt to flip the Republican stronghold.
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Wrapping up a weeklong “homelessness tour” in Oakland Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a package of new state resources being deployed to help cities and counties tackle the state’s most vexing and visible social problem.
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Kansas lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment Thursday that could potentially affect abortion rights, after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last year that women have the right to an abortion under the state’s constitution.
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Gun rights activists failed Thursday in their bid to overturn Governor Ralph Northam’s ban on all types of weapons on Virginia Capitol grounds at a pro-gun rally next week.
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A former nurse who spent the last three decades in prison for the murder of a 15-month-old girl was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to killing another young child in 1981.
Read moreThe 30th Hawaii Legislature convened Wednesday with urgent calls by lawmakers to stem the exodus of Native Hawaiians from the islands and to protect the 214,000 of them – nearly half of their population – who live in poverty.
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A Texas plastic surgeon serving life in prison for a murder-for-hire plot does not deserve a new trial even if cellphone data showing he met with the hitman months before the murder was improperly admitted as evidence, Texas’ highest criminal court ruled Wednesday.
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California regulators could levy hourly fines on private utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric for cutting off power during wildfire season under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state Senate committee.
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California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of August, capping 24 years on the bench of the Golden State’s high court.
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A police union spokesman on Tuesday called St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner the worst prosecutor in the country, a day after she accused the union and city of a racist conspiracy to force her out.
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A jetliner making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon dumped fuel over a wide area of Los Angeles, including on an elementary school playground filled with children.
Read moreA third horse has been rescued from a strip mine site in Kentucky where 20 horses were found fatally shot.
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You never know what you’ll get when you go fishing in Florida. You might accidentally catch an alligator, a snake — or, for one man, the oldest grouper on record.
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Delivering a victory for Wisconsin liberals and voting rights advocates, the state appeals court on Tuesday stayed two rulings ordering elections officials to immediately purge over 200,000 people from the voter rolls.
Read moreSanta Ana, California sued Orange County, Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano in federal court, claiming it’s bearing a disproportionate share of the costs of services for the homeless in Orange County.
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Even with guns rights activists lined up by the hundreds outside a state Senate committee door, Virginia Democrats voted Monday to advance a number of controversial firearm restrictions.
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