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There's been some debate recently about whether laws banning carrying weapons at political protests and demonstrations (either by the ...

New Mexico lawmakers sponsoring a proposed “green amendment” to New Mexico’s constitution pulled the bill after prominent ...

Now Trump and his goons are saying "you can't have guns" and that they executed an American citizen because he was expressing his Second Amendment rights. What part of the Bill of Rights do they ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may ...

The appeals court remanded the case for a more thorough analysis of the sex offenders' facial challenge to the law.

At the January 22 General Policy Committee meeting, the Gainesville City Commission postponed a Mobility Fee ordinance, ...

Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in ...

Officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits within hours of each other Monday seeking to curb the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in their states. Minnesota Attorney ...

Probable cause is important in two aspects of criminal law: Police must have probable cause before they search a person or property, and before they arrest a person. The court must find that there is ...

Pro-life activists and groups are taking issue with President Donald Trump's remarks to Republican lawmakers to be "flexible" on a law that bans the use of federal funds for most abortions as health ...

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings sank on Monday to extend a long losing streak, as investors paid little attention to the movie-theater chain’s announcement that it just scored its biggest ...