CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the youngest son of the drug kingpin, El Chapo, agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Chicago last month, the high stakes deal opened the door to a cache of intel and ...

FILE - People stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans' ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year, according to a new Gallup ...

This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse. In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic began its rampage, a recent law school graduate started a new job in Alaska. She hoped the coveted post – as law ...

The legal resistance to President Donald Trump’s second term is in full swing with more than 120 lawsuits filed since Jan. 20 by states, advocacy groups and individuals targeting his executive orders ...

Violence, quality of life and child neglect incidents will persist — despite our state and local governments spending millions on crime prevention and child protection initiatives — until Minnesota ...

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Every circuit, chancery and county court across Mississippi’s 82 counties is finally part of the statewide electronic court system, completing a nearly two-decade-long mission to have a uniform ...