Faced with overcrowded jails, officials in Houston have partnered with prison companies to help manage inmates, sometimes even moving them out of state. Critics say the practice creates a host of new problems.
In Illinois, convicted sex offenders can be confined indefinitely if they're deemed sexually violent. One inmate maintains that determination ran afoul to his constitutional rights.
The court found Trump's order focused on national security rather than retaliation.
The scandal forced the resignation of senior officials in the prime minister's administration after over 90 journalists, politicians and public figures were surveilled in the "Greek Watergate."
A former serviceman convicted of misdemeanor drug delivery in one state can't get a concealed carry permit in Wisconsin because the same crime is a felony there.
A panel of Second Circuit judges seemed reticent about giving up jurisdiction over a constitutional challenge to federal regulations on which service members and veterans can receive in vitro fertilization benefits.
The European Union's high court found Hungary trespassed on freedom of expression by nixing Klubrádió's license over minor problems.
Although he found the practice unlawful, the judge agreed to pause his ruling for 15 days to allow the Trump administration time to appeal.
Lawmakers are looking to close legal loopholes that allow a handful of rural municipal courts in Colorado to sentence criminal defendants to jail time without representation or a record of proceedings.
SCRANTON, Penn. — The Scranton School District did not violate its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act obligations, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled in this lawsuit brought by a mother who says the district should have evaluated her elementary school student sooner for special education services. She says the district ignored warning signs such as poor test scores and speech issues, but the court finds the student’s extreme absenteeism made it “impossible to untangle” academic struggles from the impact of truancy.
CHICAGO — A charter school network in Illinois was unable to secure a preliminary injunction in federal court blocking a state law requiring “union neutrality clauses” in charter agreements. The law falls within the state’s authority and reflects a permissible condition on public funding. The schools failed to show a strong likelihood of success on their free speech claims.
