GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Darrielle Williams was in his prison cell in Okeechobee, Florida, unaware that a state appeals court had ruled in his case that law enforcement officers can no longer justify ...

Mississippi is one of 40 states in which cannabis is legal for medical use, and in 24 of those it is also legal for recreational use, but the Second Amendment applies in every state.

Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. was sworn in Friday as the 123rd chief justice of the state's high court. His swearing in ...

A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington State and local ...

Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding Justice Mary Jane Theis.

Under federal law, anyone who uses marijuana, even in states where it’s legal, cannot legally buy or possess a gun. Before buying a firearm, gun purchasers must complete a federal form that asks if ...

A lower court's temporary restraining order is set to expire in three days, The Trump administration's push to lift a lower court's order barring the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago relies ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Supreme Court has approved a new initiative aimed at closing the gap in access to civil legal services across the state. The Community Justice Worker Program ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys for Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s “dramatic” request to be allowed to send National Guard troops to the Chicago area to help ...

Washington — President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow the deployment of National Guard members in Illinois, teeing up a showdown over the president's power to send ...

Lower courts have temporarily blocked the deployment of troops. The Trump administration filed an emergency stay request Friday with the Supreme Court to undo a lower court order blocking the ...