Supreme Court

EXPLAINER: How is ‘reasonableness’ key to Chauvin’s defense?

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CHICAGO — Attorneys and witnesses have used the words “reasonable” or “unreasonable” often at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with...

High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than...

US deports woman who lied about role in Rwandan genocide

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CONCORD, N.H. — A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to...

Alaska denied oil check benefits to gay couples, dependents

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — DO NOTE MOVE DO NOT MOVE DO NOTE MOVE ...

Texas’ longest serving death row inmate has sentence tossed

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HOUSTON — An appeals court has overturned the sentence of Texas’ longest serving death row inmate, whose attorneys say has languished in prison for...

California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services

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LOS ANGELES — California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down...

Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...

High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit

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JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...

Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump's efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. ...

A look at President Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced his first slate of judicial nominees. The list released by the White House early Tuesday includes Black,...