Law

In the face of a controversy that has embroiled the entire state, the University of North Dakota will continue to use its contentious nickname, the "Fighting Sioux." Even so, many school fans are growing weary of the seven-year fight over a name many people think is demeaning to Native Americans.

Are the captive killer whales at SeaWorld and other sea parks "slaves" that are being held in involuntary servitude?  Do orcas and other animals have the same rights as humans? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says "yes" to both questions, and they're making a federal case out of it.

Advocates of same-sex marriage rights got a boost on Tuesday when a federal appeals court declared California’s gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional.

Georgia's highest court has thrown out a state law that was aimed at stopping  assisted suicides, ruling that the law violated the free speech rights of four members of an assisted suicide group .

A panel of federal judges say they are troubled by the arguments the state of Texas is offering to defend the process state lawmakers used to redraw state and congressional district voting districts.

An Indiana man called in for jury duty in a fatal drunken driving crash case has learned what can happen to people who ignore the judge's instructions to NOT leave the courthouse. The judge ordered him to stand in front of the courthouse for two days holding a sign that reads  “I failed to appear for jury duty.”

The White House is standing by the Transportation Security Administration in its standoff with Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, and his father, Republican Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron of Texas.

The U.S. Supreme Court has made a major ruling in the Texas political dispute over redistricting. The high court has rejected the voting district  maps drawn by a federal panel, which favored minority candidates and Democrats in this year's congressional and state legislature elections.