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The justice secretary says he will block murderers like Levi Bellfield getting married in prison.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order hoping to prevent gun violence by enforcing gun laws already on the books.

Gov. Sanders signed a bill to make it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for minors. This law allows the recipient to file a lawsuit against the doctor up to 15 years after.

Police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters who say the new draft law limits press freedom.

Genevieve Lhermitte chose to die in Belgium on the anniversary of her children's deaths.

A deal on NI post-Brexit rules is close - but can Rishi Sunak push it through?

The company is accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of potentially suspicious orders.

New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.”.

The legislation is designed to protect same-sex and interracial marriages if the Supreme Court takes away additional rights in the future.

The ruling is a win for the US justice department, which is probing Mr Trump over classified documents.

The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily reinstated the state's law that allows abortion up to six weeks of pregnancy while the court considers an appeal in the case.

A federal judge ordered Florida to stop enforcing its “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has championed as a conservative achievement.

European Parliament approved a rule which, if passed, would mean all electronic devices sold in the EU must be equipped with USB Type-C charging capabilities.

Newsom signs into law a bill that will make it illegal for California employers to discriminate against workers for cannabis use outside of work.

The decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the state law means abortions through 20 weeks' gestation can continue for now.

Ministers have clear legal powers to send migrants to Rwanda, government lawyers tell the High Court.

Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”.

The appeals court also rejected arguments that a “personhood” provision in the law is unconstitutionally vague.

Aharown Campbell, an aspiring attorney, told us how this moment impacted him.

In a matter of days, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that could have heavy environmental impact, West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency.

Lynn Fitch says she wants to empower women. Her next step is to repeal Roe v Wade.

The rulings came as the court begins a sprint to try to clear its docket by the end of the month or early July.

The law would bar social media companies from removing posts based on a user’s political ideology.

A North Korean army medic hands out medication to counter 'fever' -- a term Pyongyang often uses to refer to Covid -- and related sickness. The medic, Jong Jun Ho says the number of people receiving treatment for 'fever' has gone down in recent times. North Korea says its Covid-19 outbreak has been brought under control, but experts question the official numbers given the isolated country has one of the world's worst healthcare systems and likely no Covid-19 drugs or mass testing ability.

Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an emergency request for a stay, seeking to overturn an appeals court ruling that allowed Texas's social media law to take effect.

The leak has stirred expectations that the 1973 decision legalising US abortion could be overturned.

A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed to change their sex on their birth certificates. District Judge Michael Moses of Billings ruled the law is unconstitutionally vague because it does not specify what surgical procedure must be performed. The law also required transgender people to obtain a court order indicating they'd had a surgical procedure.

Critics say the legislation championed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would move the country away from the production of clean energy, jeopardize foreign investment and deepen a rift with the United States.

Two lawsuits were filed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Beshear's veto of a restrictive abortion bill.

Activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature are increasingly being targeted.

Under the new law, anyone harassing a woman going into an abortion clinic will be committing a crime that can be punished with up to one year in prison.

Spain is awaiting the publication in coming days of a new law banning the intimidation or harassment of women entering abortion clinics

The Supreme Court is agreeing to review a challenge to a California law that set certain conditions for pork sold in the state.

The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a challenge to a California law that set certain conditions for pork sold in the state. The case stems from a 2018 ballot measure where California voters approved the nation’s toughest living space standards for breeding pigs. Two agricultural associations challenging the law say almost no farms satisfy those conditions.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving a federal law that gives Native Americans preference in adoptions of Native children.

France’s government spokesman says more than 1 million adults have got their first vaccine shot over the past month

Analysis suggests seven water companies illegally dumped sewage thousands of times between 2017 and 2021.

Effective from New Year's day, officials hope the law will prevent a billion items of single use plastics every year.

Pub landlords on the Wales/England border say the situation is confusing for customers.

Abortion rights advocates want the case resolved by a judge who previously blocked S.B. 8, which bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure to repeal a requirement that abortion providers notify the parents of minors seeking the procedure.

A law that infringes on Second Amendment rights is as damaging as one that denies a woman’s right to choose.

The Supreme Court leaves controversial Texas abortion law in place, but allows lawsuits

A divided Supreme Court refused Friday to block a Texas law that has banned most abortions in the state.

Planned Parenthood celebrated the ruling but said abortion services still remain "virtually inaccessible" in Texas.

A jury convicted the former Empire actor of five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct.

Rules intended to protect borrowers and rein in fees have drained the profit from small-dollar mortgage lending. Who suffers? People who are straining to start building wealth.

Some of the justices who had previously rejected a bid to block the Texas law signaled they were concerned about the way it was written.

The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion providers or the DOJ can mount federal court challenges to the law.

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a Texas law that bans most abortions after as early as six weeks of pregnancy, the court said Friday.

Cuba’s socialist government recently published a draft Family Law and asked for public comment ahead of a referendum on the measure

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled a quick resolution to the latest challenge to Texas' landmark abortion law Monday, hours after the Department of Justice under President Biden asked the court to block the law, which bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity.

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block the enforcement of a Texas law that bans most abortions after as early as six weeks of pregnancy.

Last week a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated Texas' controversial abortion law.

Last week a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated Texas' controversial abortion law.

The department’s killing of the young wolves came as Idaho Gov. Brad Little in May signed a law allowing private contractors to kill 90 percent of the state’s wolf population.

Police officers are on a learning curve now that marijuana is legal in the Commonwealth.

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY – The party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presented for public comment a proposed set of regulations on Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies, a move that drew criticism Tuesday. López Obrador was close to Trump and was outraged by the blocking of his accounts. Like Trump, López Obrador thinks traditional media outlets are biased against him, and like Trump, the Mexican president has used the term “fake news,” or Spanish variants of it. López Obrador said in January that his administration is reaching out to other government to form a common front on the issue. “I can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we have, I am going to make a proposal on this issue,” López Obrador said.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va – Roanoke County police have given out 21 tickets for distracted driving since a new law banning cell phone use went into effect on Jan. 1. Since the law was passed last summer, officers have been focusing on educating drivers on safe driving. Officers said the new law has an emphasis on safety. “You shouldn’t be looking at your phone while you’re driving down the road, just is, you know, it’s no different than you see people during their morning commute putting on makeup or reading a newspaper or, you know, having breakfast with both hands, you know, pullover drive if you’re going to drive, and use your hands if you’re going to use your hands,” Roanoke County Police Officer Thurman Butts said. Those who violate the law could face fines of up to $250.

A new law would limit what offenses police officers could pull people over for. Law enforcement agencies and race and inequality experts have mixed reactions. The bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly stops law enforcement officers from stopping or searching anyone solely based upon the odor of marijuana. Law enforcement has no interest in doing something like that," said Ramsey. The governor has to sign the bill by Wednesday night or he can recommend changes and send it back to the General Assembly.