COLUMBUS, Ohio—In response to the shutdown of the federal government, the U.S. court system in northern Ohio has put on hold all non-essential civil lawsuits involving federal agencies and officials.

Federal district courts are beginning to implement new approaches to guard confidential information in cases following a breach of the electronic databases used in the judiciary. The policy changes ...

On Monday, Dec. 1, in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court will consider the federal judiciary’s role in asylum cases as it weighs whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the Board of ...

The oral argument Monday in Berk v. Choy was filled with the nuts and bolts of judicial procedure – what it takes to get a case started; what can justify a court in stopping the case in its tracks ...

The lawsuits were dismissed in December 2023 by a lower court judge. A federal appeals court is deciding whether to revive more than 500 lawsuits filed by parents who claimed their children's autism ...

A federal court in Texas is reviewing a case challenging the state's planned overhaul of its congressional map. The plaintiffs argue the map was intentionally drawn to hurt minorities. Three federal ...