Even though he did not try to stop the crime when he was out of immediate danger, a murder suspect was entitled to have a jury consider whether he was acting under duress, the Court of Appeals has held.

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WASHINGTON— A divided federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday turned back a Republican attempt to repeal federal rules designed to prevent Internet service providers from discriminating against those who send content and other services over their networks. Republicans argued that “net neutrality” rules ...

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GENESEO, N.Y. — Opponents to New York’s gay marriage law filed the first lawsuit challenging the measure, an anticipated salvo that came one day after weddings were celebrated around the state. A representative of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and ...

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ANNAPOLIS – A defense attorney urged Maryland’s top court Tuesday to overturn his client’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence, saying the man was denied his constitutional rights to confront at trial the person whose incriminating statements were referenced by ...

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