The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the equal-protection issue of “one man, one vote” on Monday with a unanimous decision that states may draw legislative district lines based on overall…
A federal appeals court has struck down Ohio laws that ban political lies in a challenge filed by conservative groups that objected to a congressman’s vote on health care.
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday leaves the U.S. Supreme Court without a conservative majority and has the potential to affect several high-profile cases.
Three sitting judges in Southern Illinois can opt to run for election to seats on the bench instead of asking voters to approve their retention, a state hearing officer has…
Seeking an official determination of whether a Republican candidate for U.S. president is a qualified American citizen, a Texas lawyer on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit in Houston asking for…
A justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court has sued four fellow justices who ordered his recusal in two pending environmental cases, apparently because of PAC donations by lawyers for the…
The Supreme Court of California on Monday said that the state lawmakers can place a “nonbinding advisory question” on the ballot which asks voters whether they might want an amendment…
A federal judge has tossed aside an effort to force the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt a rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their political contributions.
Jack Schwartz lives in Iowa. But because he is licensed to practice law in Illinois, he is eligible to seek election in Illinois as a top county prosecutor, a state…
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy appeared to be looking for a middle ground on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether state legislative districts should be based on eligible voters…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a federal judge should not have dismissed a redistricting challenge without referring it to a three-judge panel, as generally required by a…
During the week of Dec. 7, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two of the most high profile and likely most important cases of the term. On Tuesday, Evenwel…
The U.S. Supreme Court has required states and local government jurisdictions to observe the principle of "one person, one vote" in redistricting for more than half a century. Dec 1, 2015 3:10 AM CST
A non-practicing Pennsylvania attorney known for his political activism has filed a writ of mandamus on Monday asking the state’s top court to invoke its King’s Bench powers to determine…
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