The conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the federal law banning handgun sales to teens is ...

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.

US Circuit Judge Edith Jones, writing for Thursday's three-judge panel, said that decision was wrong, as the statutes were ...

An appeals court has thrown out Utahn James Huntsman’s fraud lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

The decision was a blow to prosecutors pursuing the longest-running death-penalty case in the military commission system.

Heirs of Black farmers applaud a USDA program to pay for past discrimination while challenging the agency's decision to block ...

South Carolina's Marion Bowman Jr. is set to be the first person executed this year on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ...

A federal appeals court on Friday vacated a $650 million judgement against three major pharmacy chains over the toll of the opioid crisis in Lake and Trumbull counties. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A woman accused of fatally poisoning her boss had her manslaughter conviction overturned Friday. A New York appeals court said improperly obtained evidence from her cell phone ...

The Supreme Court has yet to address how the Second Amendment's protections apply to young adults in light of its recent precedents.

The ruling comes amid major shifts in the national firearm legal landscape following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ...