Pledges from House and Senate GOP leaders not to touch Social Security and Medicare as they gear up for a budget showdown with President Joe Biden have put the party in a difficult position.
A proposal by outside interest groups for the Supreme Court to adopt a new "model" ethics code could thrust Justice Clarence Thomas and his spouse, Ginni, further into the political limelight.
A company that was foiled by "threats from State Bar prosecutors" for its plans to use an artificial intelligence chatbot to advise a defendant in traffic court earlier this year is being sued by a top class-action firm that says the company is practicing law without a license.
The conviction of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who put on an emotional display throughout his trial, evoked several other cases where the defense had to weigh whether calling the defendant would be helpful or disastrous.
The Biden administration announced Sunday evening that it will indefinitely block fossil fuel drilling on 16 million acres of federal land in and around Alaska.
President Joe Biden on Sunday promised to punish those responsible for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank as his administration seeks to make the financial institution's customers whole.
New York City Corrections Officer Charlie Bracey was cleared of wrongdoing after almost losing his job for allegedly failing to react quickly enough in breaking up a near-deadly assault between two inmates at Rikers Island.
Federal and state banking regulators announced Sunday that Signature Bank, one of the main financial institutions for cryptocurrency firms, had been shut down.
