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A nationwide lockdown of federal prisons that went into effect early last week due to violence at a Texas facility is coming to an end (view full article).

The agency imposed a…

A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is facing fallout over his insistence that a lawyer remove his mask during in-person oral arguments (access full…

Eyewitness accounts are the backbone of evidence; we trust few things more than what appears before our very eyes. But how do you know if you're right and if what you're seeing is accurate? And what if you're wrong? (…

Inside one of the only federal women’s prisons in the United States, inmates say they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers and even the warden, and were often threatened or punished when they tried to speak up (…

The virtual resources for Black History Month include links to online resources from the Public Broadcasting Service, National Archives and Records Administration, National Museum of African American History and Culture, the History Network, and the National Park Service that showcase the rich…

Each February, Black History Month serves as both a celebration of the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are an indelible part of our country's history, and a powerful reminder that Black history is American…

Edgar Cahn, a lawyer who helped establish the program that would become known as the Legal Services Corp., has died at age 86. The D.C. Bar posted a tribute.

Cahn and his late wife, Jean…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joined President Joe Biden at the White House Thursday to formally announce his retirement, kicking off a rush to confirm a new member of the court to replace the oldest serving justice (view full…

For just the third time in seven years, Oklahoma has executed a death row inmate (view full article).

Donald Anthony Grant was pronounced dead by lethal…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of the current term after serving more than two decades on the nation's highest court, according to people familiar with his thinking (…