State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a…

Gun control among new laws taking effect in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gun control laws will take effect in Maryland on Sunday. The laws…

NY Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of fighting Trump and other powerful targets

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Letitia James fixated on Donald Trump as she campaigned for New York…

DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the same day Alabama Black voters scored a victory in the…

Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Randal Quran Reid was driving to his mother’s home the day after Thanksgiving…

Judge sides with ACLU, orders Albuquerque to pause removal of homeless people’s belongings

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The city of Albuquerque will be banned under a court order from…

FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the ‘Brave Cave’

The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits…

Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge peppered Donald Trump’s lawyers with questions Friday —…

GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuit

HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results…

Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board

Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to…