AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge's rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...

BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little has signed House Bill 83, the Texas style immigration enforcement bill into law.

The centennial celebration of the signing of the Federal Probation Act took place Thursday morning at the U.S. District Courthouse in Midland. On March 4, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge signed the ...

The high court's 7-2 decision suggests broad agreement on a contentious issue. But if you read between the lines, there are ...

Federal law makes it a crime when a person — through gross negligence — removes information “relating to the national defense ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the ...

While the court has not yet issued a ruling on the merits of any of its cases, it continues to rule on jurisdictional ...

A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional" – but fell short of requiring the state to install air conditioning.

Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Out of around 100 Texas state prison ...

The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...

On Monday, the Victoria County Commissioner’s Court followed suit behind other area dignitaries and officials by announcing ...