A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by ...

A pioneering judge whose career spanned nearly five decades and whose integrity and intellect earned him the title of a “Living Landmark of Putnam County,” died peacefully at his home, his family ...

Speakers and advocates gathered outside Black & Brass Coffee Saturday for a “Speak Out” event, urging voters to retain Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions. Sotomayor — joined by Justices Ketanji ...

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins to the Texas Supreme Court, filling a vacancy left by a former justice in September, the governor's office announced Friday.

I am pleased to report that Kyle Hawkins is the newest member of the Texas Supreme Court. I got to know Justice Hawkins during his tenure as Texas Solicitor General. With principle and courage, he ...

As the state of Alabama prepared to execute a death row inmate on Thursday with nitrogen gas, the U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices in a spirited dissent urged the public to watch the ...

Four candidates are running for two open state Supreme Court justice seats in the 2025 election. State Supreme Court justices serve 14-year terms and preside over civil and criminal cases in eight ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has a new chief justice. Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. was sworn in Friday as the 123rd chief justice of the state's high court. His swearing in ceremony was ...

Voters in Pennsylvania next month will decide whether to retain three of the state’s seven Supreme Court justices, in a swing-state election both national parties are investing in ahead of the 2028 ...