While there are exceptions, sheriffs have a long history of using their power to maintain a particular, unequal balance of ...

There is a long history of sheriffs reinforcing social inequality − both informally and by using formal powers of their ...

In a time when media companies are more cash-strapped than ever, the threat of defamation action has a chilling effect on the ...

The proposed removal of the long-standing language on marriage is largely seen as symbolic, since the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Most Iowans oppose the state’s 6-week abortion ban, results show in the first Iowa Poll since the state Supreme Court ruled ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight 'reusable' plastic bags ...

Two class actions were launched against Harvey Norman this week, with lawyers arguing its extended warranties offer little or ...

Rep. Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa), chair of the Assembly elections committee, says he'll introduce legislation next session to make ...

The trial of dozens of men accused of raping a woman while she was drugged into unconsciousness by her husband has provoked ...

Accordingly, we conclude that the contractual obligations of the franchisees to operate their convenience stores in a manner ...

Definitions are not required in state constitutional amendments, as long as the amendments are clear to voters; the Florida Supreme Court ruled Amendment 4 was. Many of Florida's 144 constitutional ...

Landlords in Sharjah are obliged to ratify rental contracts within 15 days of issuance as per a new leasing law issued by ...