The case was brought by a Texas man who was prosecuted for violating a federal statute that bars people who use illegal drugs from gun possession. Attorneys representing the man argued that the ban was unconstitutional in its application. Both a district judge and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in his favor.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is co-leading a coalition in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.

A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial. That high-court ruling is back in the spotlight after the arrests on Thursday of more than 30 people,

The estate of an Oregon landowner wants to sue the federal government for changing the terms of a power line easement. Lower courts say the challenge came

The United States Supreme Court is set to decide if a federal law that prohibits illegal drug users from owning guns is a violation of the Second Amendment of the constitution.• Video Above: What do the different “schedules” of drugs mean?

In a 30-page amicus brief, the coalition argues that the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause — which states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are

The president has frequently spoken about the potentially drastic consequences if the Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping tariffs, a view contested by his opponents.

Attorneys General from half of the United States, led by those from Tennessee and Iowa, filed a brief with the Supreme Court Friday challenging the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Kyle Hawkins to the state's highest court after a former justice said he wasn't seeking reelection earlier this year. Hawkins most recently served as part of the transition team to the Trump administration for the U.

An Alabama man convicted of murder at 14 had an appeal rejected by the Alabama Supreme Court but the court’s chief justice disagreed with the decision. Evan Miller’s writ of certiorari was denied by the court on Friday. Miller was convicted of the 2003 slaying of Cole Cannon and was the youngest person sentenced to life without parole in the state.

For decades courts have used section two to protect the voting power of racial minorities when legislatures draw electoral-district maps. That era may soon end, however, and if it does, the change may offer Republicans new and potent possibilities for partisan gerrymandering to entrench party power.