National Briefing | SOUTH: Alabama: Suit Fights Immigration Law

Civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday against a new state law that cracks down on illegal immigration, saying it would violate the constitutional rights of United States citizens.

National Briefing | WEST: Texas: Jury Rejects Assertion of Rape Against Military Contractor in Iraq

An employee of the military contractor KBR Inc. who said she was drugged and raped while in Iraq lost her lawsuit against KBR when a federal jury concluded the sex was consensual.

Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Class-Action Bias Case

The Supreme Court ruled for Wal-Mart in blocking a lawsuit that had sought to consolidate claims of up to 1.5 million women who worked there.

Justices Rebuff States on Utilities’ Gas Emissions

The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that had sought to force major electric utilities to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions without waiting for federal regulators to act.

As Survivors Dwindle, Tulsa Confronts Past

Tulsa’s race riot of 1921 has been mentioned rarely in public or private.

Ex-N.S.A. Aide Gains Plea Deal in Leak Case; Setback to U.S

A former spy agency employee agreed to plead guilty to a minor charge in a highly publicized leak prosecution, undercutting U.S. efforts to stem leaks of classified data to the press

New York Attorney General Is Investigating Trump’s For-Profit School

New York’s attorney general is responding to complaints from past students at the school who said they were misled into paying as much as $35,000 a course.

$14 Million Jury Award to Ex-Inmate Is Dismissed

In a 5-to-4 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court threw out the award in favor of a former death row inmate who was freed after prosecutorial misconduct came to light.

Alaska Clash Over Resources and Rights Heats Up

Gov. Sean Parnell has taken on federal restrictions on oil drilling, building roads and mining precious metals.

Court Revives Lawsuit Over Government Surveillance

An appeals court ruled that a lawsuit over the reach of government eavesdropping, regarding the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, may go forward.

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