Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, known formally as 42 U.S.C. §1983, is a federal law that allows for the suing ...

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With the state's minimum wage law silent on the subject, the Colorado Supreme Court attempted to figure out on Tuesday how ...

A federal lawsuit could open a new chapter in an escalating legal battle over child sexual abuse in Maryland. State officials ...

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS Gentry Police Chief Clay Stewart states in ... Tracy Neal is an award-winning reporter who covers criminal justice (courts and crime) for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ...

The high court’s junior justice goes where even the court’s left flank dares not tread. Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of ...

Brazil’s government has formally apologized for the killing of journalist Vladimir Herzog during the military regime 50 years ...

Surviving family members sued a former Argentine naval officer found responsible for a 1972 massacre of political prisoners in his homeland.

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry honored the memory of those killed in chemical attacks on the country’s ...

Tonight, we're hearing from the attorneys representing the family of an 18-year-old who was found naked and deceased on the side of a highway.

"The appointment of a special prosecutor is necessary not only to ensure accountability for the 346 people who died in the Boeing 737 Max crashes, but also to preserve the rule of law itself," the ...

The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that a man serving a lengthy prison sentence for securities fraud should receive ...