The conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the federal law banning handgun sales to teens is ...

The decision was a blow to prosecutors pursuing the longest-running death-penalty case in the military commission system.

Appellate court denies appeal of man serving up to 20 years for a stabbing that took place as he clashed with members of the ...

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.

A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off the ...

A conservative federal appeals court said Thursday that a federal law banning the sale of handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is ...

In a move that has alarmed veterans, Brentwood School is asking an appeals court to toss out a judge's ruling voiding a lease ...

A federal appeals court this week reinstated the murder conviction against Thomas Clardy, who was released from prison in ...

A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups.

A conservative appeals court ruled that the law, which barred the sale of firearms to adults under 21, was inconsistent with the Second Amendment.