Federal Court

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge who struck down Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban last year is hearing arguments about a new law that puts the ban even earlier. The law would prohibit most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about six weeks, when many women may not know they’re pregnant. Republican […]

The 11-term lawmaker immediately relinquished his post as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Justice Department after his indictment last July.

The 11-term lawmaker immediately relinquished his post as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Justice Department after his indictment last July.

A federal judge has ruled that Chicago’s ban on the sale of handguns is unconstitutional. Chicago currently prohibits the sale of handguns within city limits. A city council committee approved a rewrite of the city’s gun laws, which included bringing the city’s policy on the carry of concealed weapons in line with the state of […]