A federal jury in Chicago on Monday awarded $120 million in damages to two wrongfully convicted men who spent more than 15 years in prison.

Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees. It's a finding that advocacy groups across the ...

Z" Carter of sexually assaulting a then-13-year-old girl was dismissed Friday, according to a new court filing.

Although it is not a precedential decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Orozco v. Aragon helps shed some light on how to apply the rules of civil procedure in a custody relocation matter.

Matthew T. McLaughlin, a partner at Venable, discusses two recent New York State court decisions which touch on the ...

An executive order issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 required the federal government to follow the letter and spirit of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Donald Trump's reversal of that ...

The requests by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mark a major departure from its prior interpretation of civil rights law, and a stark ... least six of the cases raises serious ...

Local civil rights advocates are warning that new leadership at the Department of Justice may undermine federal police reform cases ... consistent with federal law,” Massachusetts US Attorney ...

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that people who win early rulings in civil rights cases won't necessarily be able to recover their legal fees, a finding that both conservative and liberal groups had ...