States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.

The Supreme Court seems to be in no hurry to address an issue that has irritated Republican and Democratic administrations ...

Tom Morris, Richmond, Virginia Hi Tom, There are different ways that cases get to the Supreme Court. The traditional ... Federal trial judges in three states (Maryland, Massachusetts and ...

Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.

Convicted felons in Maryland could soon have a chance to petition for reduced sentences under a new bill that is one step ...

Lawyers said the state should be held just as accountable as the Catholic Church. They've since filed thousands of legal ...

The winner of the April 1 election will determine whether conservative or liberal justices control the battleground state’s highest court as it faces cases ... Supreme Court race in 2023 the ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced an agreement on a state budget framework with the state’s Democratic leadership.

With the federal law eroded by court decisions, about a half-dozen states want to enshrine protections for non-white voters. But it’s a tough sell even in Democratic states.

Texas Senate OKs proposal to carve out prayer time in school, nears final vote on mandatory display of Ten Commandments in ...

A Jan. 6 defendant who tried using Trump's mass pardon to get released early from prison for gun crimes discovered by the FBI ...

Appellate Division Judge Jack Sabatino, who temporarily sat on the Supreme Court in 2022 and 2023, joined the other justices in hearing the case.