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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not on the bench on Monday as the other eight justices heard arguments, with no reason given for his absence. …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Black Lives Matter activist to be sued by a Louisiana police officer injured during a protest in …

The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday that could have major implications for hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants — as well as special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former …

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Dave Graham GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from the ravages of climate …

MEXICO CITY/THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Mexico has asked the top court of the United Nations to suspend Ecuador’s membership until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Mexico has filed a case against Ecuador at the U.N.’s top court saying the armed raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito last week violated a U.N. …

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he opposed a ruling by Arizona’s Supreme Court that banned most abortions in the state, and added that he would not sign …

Democratic Attorney General Kristin Mayes of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she would not enforce a ruling from her state’s supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bans most abortions, …

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law from 1864 banning nearly all abortions can take effect in a landmark decision. The law makes abortions illegal and punishable by …

An appellate judge in New York on Monday denied an emergency motion by former President Donald Trump to change the venue of his upcoming criminal trial from Manhattan. Trump, the …

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged a Georgia appeals court Monday not to take up defendants’ appeal of the decision allowing her to stay on the case against former …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice to allow the country to intervene in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip, …

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Human rights lawyers said on Friday they had filed an urgent appeal against Germany’s government to stop exports of war weapons to Israel, citing …

The Supreme Court’s approval rating has increased after it ruled that states could not disqualify former President Donald Trump from their 2024 ballots, according to a new poll published by …

TOMS RIVER, NJ—A Toms River woman was shocked when she received a summons for court for a moving violation that she said never happened. According to a police report, the …

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that abortion is not a protected right in the state’s constitution and allowed a six-week abortion ban to take effect. Planned Parenthood filed a …

A federal appeals court dealt another legal blow to former Trump administration official Peter Navarro Monday, siding with a judge who threatened him with contempt of court. Navarro recently began …

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday that universities and corporations were doubling down on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts despite court losses due to a “failure …

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that an abortion amendment can be placed on the ballot in November. The amendment states that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict …

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that the Senate would consider legislative options to stop “judge shopping” after a Texas court ignored his call to implement guidance adopted …

(Reuters) – A Texas appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the state from investigating parents who provide their transgender children with gender-affirming medical treatments, which Governor …

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – In a recent update, the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) announced the arrest of a fourth suspect linked to the February 13 shooting on Peele Court, …

The three-judge panel that found South Carolina’s congressional map was racially gerrymandered ruled Thursday that it could be used during the 2024 election due to the Supreme Court’s delay in …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Pennsylvania rule that allowed the state to discard mail-in ballots that arrive on time …

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro told Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday he had no reason to have sought …