Parade killings judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jennifer Dorow, judge who presided over the case of Darrell Brooks -- Waukesha Christmas Parade crash trial -- is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. More
November 30, 2022
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Civil Rights
The fundamental rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to all individuals by law, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics.
Court reinstates Indiana’s abortion burial, cremation law
A federal appeals court has reinstated an Indiana law adopted in 2016 that requires abortion clinics to either bury or cremate fetal remains. More
November 29, 2022
Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records
Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim says state attorney general should not be allowed to access medical records. More
November 22, 2022
Gay bar shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges
Anderson Lee Aldrich, suspected of shooting and killing 5 and wounding 17 at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, is held on murder and hate... More
November 21, 2022
Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons
Authorities say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured... More
November 21, 2022
Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions
Members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher education. More
October 31, 2022
Judge mulls mental evaluation in Kavanaugh threat case
Federal judge says he'll likely order a mental evaluation for Nicholas John Roske, who's charged with trying to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. More
October 26, 2022
Justice: Hotel sued for denying rooms to Native Americans
Justice Dept. sued owners of Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, SD, alleging they committed racial discrimination by turning away Native Americans. More
October 19, 2022
Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's wedding cake is challenging a ruling he violated the law by refusing to make a gender transition cake. More
October 6, 2022
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
Supreme Court began a new term with a new justice, the public back in court, and a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. More
October 3, 2022
RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan challenges his parole denial
Sirhan Sirhan's lawyer is filing what's known as a writ of habeas corpus asking a judge to rule that Gov. Gavin Newsom violated state law. More
September 28, 2022
Judge says alleged clinic shooter can be forcibly medicated
Judge rules mentally ill man Robert Dear, charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood, can be forcibly medicated. More
September 19, 2022
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs abortion ban into law
GOP Gov. Jim Justice bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy making WV the second state to prohibit abortion since SCOTUS overturned protection. More
September 16, 2022
GOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions. More
September 13, 2022
Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill
A South Carolina Senate committee voted to remove exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban. More
September 6, 2022
Judge rules for photographer challenging gay rights law
A federal district court has ruled in favor of a Kentucky wedding photographer who challenged a Louisville ordinance banning businesses from discriminating against gay customers. More
September 1, 2022
Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance
A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical... More
August 31, 2022
US: Prison chaplain used faith and fear to abuse inmates
James Theodore Highhouse would tell women he abused at the FCI Dublin that everyone in the Bible had sex and that God wanted them to... More
August 31, 2022
South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions
The South Carolina House approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. More
August 30, 2022
Medication recommended for Colorado clinic shooting suspect
Robert Dear, mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could become competent... More
August 30, 2022
