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 ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered a new hearing for D.C. firefighters seeking damages ...

Judges heard nearly four hours of arguments over whether former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to unwind ...

Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overrode plea deals the Pentagon reached with three alleged plotters of the 9/11 ...

A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel expressed deep skepticism over why the defense secretary waited to “pull the rug out” of ...