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Appeals March 10, 2016

North Carolina can print 'Choose Life' license plates, appeals court rules

North Carolina can issue specialty vehicle license plates with anti-abortion slogans while refusing to also produce tags that offer pro-abortion rights views, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

NUTRITION and FITNESS February 25, 2016

Judge upholds NYC rule on restaurant salt warnings

A New York judge on Wednesday shot down a challenge by a restaurant trade group and upheld a city rule requiring many chain eateries to post warnings on menu items that are high in sodium.

Transplants February 19, 2016

Jury rules doctors who transplanted diseased kidney not negligent

BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts jury has found that several doctors who transplanted a diseased kidney from a deceased homeless man into a patient were not negligent in his death.

VIDEO February 4, 2016

Jury duty takes a very sexy turn

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State and Local December 21, 2015

The Lincoln lawyers — Is Illinois the land of lawsuits?

Illinois’ reputation for jackpot justice has landed three Illinois counties on the latest Judicial Hellhole report.

State and Local December 21, 2015

Judge denies request to halt same-sex marriages in Utah

A federal judge on Monday blocked a request by Utah officials to halt same-sex weddings, allowing gay marriage to continue in the conservative state following a surprise court decision last week.

Appeals December 21, 2015

Federal appeals court vacates ban on US horse slaughter

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for companies in New Mexico, Missouri and Iowa to resume domestic horse slaughter.

State and Local December 21, 2015

Notre Dame sues over birth control mandate

The University of Notre Dame is suing the Obama administration over a federal mandate that its health insurance plans for students and employees cover birth control.

Supreme Court December 21, 2015

Supreme Court won't hear appeal on New York online sales tax

On perhaps the busiest online shopping day of the year, the Supreme Court refused on Monday to wade into a dispute over New York state's taxes on purchases on websites like Amazon.com. The move likely will prompt more states to attempt to collect taxes on Internet sales -- and ignite a furious battle in Congress involving Internet sellers, brick-and-mortar stores and states hungry for extra tax revenue.

State and Local December 21, 2015

New Mexico Supreme Court: Same-sex marriage legal

The New Mexico Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the state Thursday, declaring in a ruling that it is unconstitutional to deny a marriage license to gay and lesbian couples.

State and Local December 21, 2015

Local courts reviving 'debtors' prison' for overdue fines, fees

As if out of a Charles Dickens novel, people struggling to pay overdue fines and fees associated with court costs for even the simplest traffic infractions are being thrown in jail across the United States.