Many missed court appearances happen not out of defiance, but because people simply forget or misunderstand the process. Yet under Virginia’s current system, defendants must proactively opt in to ...

Attorney Josh Fitzgerald is seeking election to the 253rd State District Court, which serves both Liberty and Chambers counties. He is running in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary against longtime ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff lined up appointment interviews with seven of the state’s top judges as he searched last fall ...

The ruling said activist Laura Pressley’s case was moot, because the state has already banned the practice she challenged.

Federal judges heard arguments Tuesday on whether Texas can require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom, with the case potentially heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judges asked an attorney representing families who oppose the laws if he believes the Declaration of Independence, Martin ...

A federal appeals court heard arguments in lawsuits seeking to block Texas and Louisiana from requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments.

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the Ten Commandments must be displayed in public school classrooms in Texas and Louisiana.

A federal appeals court will weigh lawsuits seeking to block the laws in Texas and Louisiana on constitutional grounds.

A panel of judges previously struck down Louisiana's law, but the decision was later vacated. Here's what you need to know.

With Prop. 3, voters approved a higher bar for pretrial detention. But improper implementation could mean thousands more ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A conservative Texas appeals court 500 miles from Austin decided a police officer’s fate, and experts say where the case was heard may have played a role in the outcome that exonerated ...