The last step is a short wait for your results to arrive digitally. A DNA test allows you to learn more about your heritage, health, genetic conditions, family history and potential genetic ...

In 2007, the court ordered the alleged biological father to undergo a DNA test. This man challenged the order in the high court in 2008 and got relief. The high court said that a paternity test ...

An FBI SWAT team smashed the front door of a suburban Atlanta home in 2017, threw a stun grenade inside and held a family at gunpoint as they attempted to serve a search warrant. There was one ...

A screenshot of the first OPM test email sent to employees across the federal government Jan. 24. A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday alleges that the Office of Personnel Management set up an ...

When the Bill of Rights Bill was introduced, we were concerned that it would damage the rule of law and make it harder for people to protect their rights. Take a look at how we responded to the bill ...

Congress amended the Federal Tort Claims Act to specify that claims can be made against the government in various situations including false arrest and abuse of process. “Whatever else the ...

He also promised to pay for damages and left a business card. The family sued the FBI under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which allows private citizens to sue for damages when federal ...

The family subjected to the erroneous raid argued that the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit improperly found the agents had sovereign immunity from the family’s negligence and similar tort ...

The case, Martin v. U.S., will examine whether the family can seek redress under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or FTCA. The eventual ruling, expected by the end of June or early July, could set ...

The federal government is normally immune from lawsuits. The Federal Tort Claims Act waives that immunity and allows private individuals to sue the United States for the wrongful acts of federal ...

As I wrote in August: The FTCA was explicitly revised in the 1970s to include a proviso allowing victims like Martin to sue the federal government. A bipartisan group in Congress—made up of Sens.