COLUMBUS, Ohio — The botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate is certain to fire up the debate over what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment — the phrase written into the U.S. Constitution and defined by the courts, piece by piece, ...

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NEW YORK — It happens a few times a year: A customer refuses to work with Dave Greenbaum because he’s gay. Greenbaum, who owns a computer repair business in Lawrence, Kan., often needs to go into customers’ homes. Some people ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down three of four challenged provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law — and essentially inviting future challenges to the remaining part of the statute — has lawyers prepared for a flurry of litigation ...

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It has been nearly 220 years to the day that the Second Amendment was adopted as part of the Bill of Rights and as with many amendments, its meaning is still being interpreted. Alan Gura, a partner in the Virginia ...

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new U.S. Supreme Court term is already set to be one for the record books with issues like immigration reform, same-sex marriage rights, the constitutionality of warrantless GPS tracking and the health care law all on tap. But there could be another high profile issue before the justices — again: the Second Amendment.

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Figures released by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) in early June paint a disappointing picture for recent law school graduate job placement. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit law school graduate career planning and development firm ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals will hear a slew of cases next week that challenge a law that allows judges to give longer prison sentences for repeat violent felony offenders. The state’s persistent felony offender statute directs trial judges ...

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Employers may want to get to know a new statute named GINA, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The law went into effect in November and protects employees from discrimination based on genetic ...

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