President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop his sentencing in New York v. Trump from moving forward, but said Thursday night he will appeal, ...

In the first test of how receptive the court may be to Trump, 4 of the court's 6 conservative members said they would have granted his emergency request.

Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered Thursday with a state funeral in Washington. To discuss Carter's life and legacy ...

Can a citizen use force to prevent a law enforcement officer from entering their home if the person does not believe the ...

Businesses claim a voter-approved cap on the number of cruise passengers that can visit the town near Acadia National Park is ...

Breyer, as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1990 to 1994, was involved in the design of ...

The First Circuit can’t seem to decide if sightseers have a constitutional right to travel to places where they’re unwanted.

Retired liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer began a two-day stint as a visiting judge on the federal appeals ...

One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in ...

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

Carter appointed 262 federal judges during his years in office, more than any single-term president before him. He also ...