An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect Tuesday, the first ...

Residents have decried the "aggressiveness" of immigration raids in a U.S. territory without permanent detention centers and ...

The ACLU of Idaho and the national American Civil Liberties Union challenged Idaho’s law immediately, arguing that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — which ...

Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...

Many expected the House to pass changes earlier this month that would have given cities more power to regulate or ban recreational use.

Before O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco led police on a slow-speed chase down a Los Angeles freeway in 1994, leading to his trial the following year, Americans considered the events unfolding ...

As many states across the U.S. introduce anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Peoria, Illinois, has become a destination for families ...

The Federal Detention Center in Honolulu is one of three that have been approved to house immigrant detainees — including a ...

Long stretches of the border are under the supervision of nearby military bases, empowering U.S. troops to detain people ...

Texas Democrats have a familiar face in the race for U.S. Senate, as Colin Allred kicks off his campaign for the seat ...

In the first 4 1/2 months of this year, one-third of people arrested by Augusta police were homeless, a situation that's not ...

On Saturday, Governor Gregg Abbott signed a disaster declaration, adding counties affected, following a deadly flash flooding ...