The Supreme Court rejected a petition from a Missouri man sentenced to death over the 2005 killing of a police officer.

In a sharply divided decision with significant implications for due process and the right to appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Inmates who lose at trial may only appeal the decision if they can demonstrate that reasonable judges could disagree with the ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over whether states may require religiously affiliated groups like Catholic ...

Justices Sotomayor and Jackson criticize court’s refusal to clarify criminal appeal rights "Unfortunately, the Court leaves ...

Already approved in the House, the GOP bill eliminating paid sick leave requirements and capping Missouri's minimum wage ...

The US Supreme Court rejected a request to clarify when state prisoners can appeal the denial of their federal habeas ...

Kansas voters will decide in August 2026 whether to approve a constitutional amendment to elect state Supreme Court justices.

The battle over taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood takes center stage at the Supreme Court in a South Carolina dispute over Medicaid providers.

Under the federal law governing efforts by state prisoners to seek post-conviction relief in federal courts, prisoners who lose at the trial level can only appeal that decision if they can show that ...

House Bill 567 would entirely remove Proposition A’s sick leave provisions, which are set to go into effect May 1. Opponents ...