North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, on his last day in office Tuesday, commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in ...

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat ...

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. presented an annual year-end report on the state of the judiciary. Supreme Court Chief ...

An appeals court has rejected an Arizona official’s argument that felony charges against him for delaying certification of ...

Final approval is expected April 7 for the landmark lawsuit settlement that lays the foundation for college players to receive money directly from their schools.

A Robeson County man whose been on death for decades after being convicted of killing his stepfather had his sentence ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court has said for a second time that a woman convicted of killing her lover should ...

One main theme in N&O reporting found North Carolina legislative leaders using the state budget to devote taxpayer dollars to ...

Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly ...

"I was his opponent, and that's what opponents are supposed to do, take out the opponent," Folwell says of his race against ...

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by Supreme Court, abortion access is in state of flux as Florida plays key role.