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White supremacist who killed counter-protester at “Unite the Right” rally fined for allegedly threatening a correctional officer and brandishing a weapon. More
February 28, 2023
A grand jury indicted Sophia Rosing on multiple charges, including three counts of fourth-degree assault in the Nov. 2022 incident. More
February 24, 2023
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955... More
February 16, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis to take control of Walt Disney World's self-governing, punishing the company over opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law. More
February 10, 2023
Maryland woman Sarah Beth Clendaniel allegedly conspired with Florida-based neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power grid. More
February 6, 2023
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder faces trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60M federal bribery investigation. More
January 19, 2023
Art professor sues Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course. More
January 18, 2023
A look at some cases involving Black rights that Court TV has covered, as well as some of the legal stories that shaped Black History. More
January 15, 2023
The lawsuit alleged Julia Misley became pregnant in 1975, and that Steven Tyler later coerced her into having an abortion. More
January 3, 2023
Jurors acquitted Daytona McClinton of the most serious charges against him. He should have faced six years in prison, at most. More
December 28, 2022
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says he laments saying story of 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion in Indiana may have been a fabrication. More
December 19, 2022
Lawmakers from both parties attended the ceremony, reflecting the growing acceptance of same-sex unions, once among the country's most contentious issues. More
December 13, 2022
Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions. More
December 6, 2022
Senate passed Respect for Marriage Act with support from 12 Republicans; it's expected to win approval in the House before being signed by Pres. Biden. More
December 5, 2022
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. More
December 5, 2022
Judge says Indiana's Republican AG can investigate Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. More
December 2, 2022
Axel Cox, Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate Black neighbors, pleaded guilty to a hate crime in federal court. More
December 2, 2022
Indiana attorney general asks state medical licensing board to discipline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who spoke of providing abortion to 10-year-old rape victim. More
November 30, 2022
Jennifer Dorow, judge who presided over the case of Darrell Brooks -- Waukesha Christmas Parade crash trial -- is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. More
November 30, 2022
A federal appeals court has reinstated an Indiana law adopted in 2016 that requires abortion clinics to either bury or cremate fetal remains. More
November 29, 2022
Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim says state attorney general should not be allowed to access medical records. More
November 22, 2022
Anderson Lee Aldrich, suspected of shooting and killing 5 and wounding 17 at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, is held on murder and hate... More
November 21, 2022
Authorities say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured... More
November 21, 2022
Members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher education. More
October 31, 2022
Federal judge says he'll likely order a mental evaluation for Nicholas John Roske, who's charged with trying to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. More
October 26, 2022
Justice Dept. sued owners of Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, SD, alleging they committed racial discrimination by turning away Native Americans. More
October 19, 2022
Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's wedding cake is challenging a ruling he violated the law by refusing to make a gender transition cake. More
October 6, 2022
Supreme Court began a new term with a new justice, the public back in court, and a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. More
October 3, 2022
Sirhan Sirhan's lawyer is filing what's known as a writ of habeas corpus asking a judge to rule that Gov. Gavin Newsom violated state law. More
September 28, 2022
Judge rules mentally ill man Robert Dear, charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood, can be forcibly medicated. More
September 19, 2022
