The Illinois Supreme Court began weighing arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges the state’s ability to prohibit people with nonviolent felony convictions from possessing a firearm.

A late-session rally from law enforcement lobbyists quashed a legislative effort to bar the jailing of 24/7 sobriety program participants for their inability to pay. Codifying constitutional ...

Advocate Lara Jesani from the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), who has represented many interfaith couples, speaks about the anti-conversion bill cleared by the cabinet ...

President Donald Trump says he won't sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans' ability to vote by mail.

Seminole County commissioners discuss the potential revenue loss from a proposed amendment to phase out most property taxes in Florida.

The justices on April 1 will hear oral arguments in a landmark case in which the high court will decide whether it is constitutional for the president to block the children of immigrants without legal ...

The office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

AI was used for background research of this article. The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the state's mid-decade congressional redistricting. The ...

State lawmakers have introduced more than two dozen bills that would ask voters if they want to change the Kentucky Constitution.

Even though the Montana Constitution limits the terms for both state legislators and federal Congressmembers, that provision ...

A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas magistrate put on hold the state’s plan to transfer billions of dollars in unclaimed funds for sports arenas, including the Browns’ new stadium.