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 ...

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A California judge said violations of a city ordinance from more than a century ago may be too likely to hinge on whether or ...

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

But under a recently revised state law broadening the definition of what school library materials are prohibited, her local ...

Pennsylvania’s new Dangerous Dog Law went into effect at the end of January this year after the passage of omnibus amendments ...

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 ...

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

She can change U.S. policy on Israel in ways that would improve Washington's standing globally and prevent an all-out ...

But no one is calling it a war — not yet. Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched ...