civil rights violations

By GILLIAN FLACCUS - Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods of time amid a critical shortage of public defense…

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A military college student said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that armed services officials deemed him unfit for service because he tested positive for…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday, saying she bled to death because…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical hospital on Wednesday, saying she bled to death…

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country's highest court could be poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, allowing…

AP SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A legal battle aimed at providing adequate services to people with developmental disabilities in New Mexico has come to a close after more than three decades.New Mexico Gov.…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge heard arguments Monday on whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose State University’s former director of sports medicine faces charges of…