Unlike in criminal cases, there is no constitutional right to an attorney in civil legal matters. This can affect low-income ...

A Louisiana law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in ...

Harvard University law and history professor Kenneth Mack provided an introduction to his lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who petitioned the Supreme Court when he was denied ...

The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act aims to correct a long-standing injustice by exempting civil settlements for ...

Prima facie is about the strength and sufficiency of evidence at the outset, whereas ex facie concerns what is immediately clear from the face of a document. Recognizing the distinction between these ...

A former Kean University professor says she was fired for sparking classroom debate—Kean says she violated anti-discrimination rules.

A recently published Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that human trafficking in the county goes largely ...

On Thursday, the Special Public Security Act (SPSA) was unanimously passed by the legislative assembly even as civil society groups and organisations said the law was against the Constitution and ...

The judge gave the government seven days to seek a stay from a higher court in the case, which is likely to head to the ...

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

Private attorneys for the commander-in-chief are now appealing his failure to dismiss the Central Park Five's lawsuit on ...