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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, has been nominated to sit on the Supreme Court by President Biden, who said she was "one of the nation's brightest legal minds". She will be the first black woman to serve at the court in its 233-year history, if confirmed. The nomination comes ahead of Justice Steph

The families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with gunmaker Remington. The outcome followed a seven-year legal fight with Remington Arms, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, which was used to murder 20 children and six

All but one of President Joe Biden's first judicial nominees are women or from ethnic minorities, in line with his commitment to diversify the bench. Mr Biden yesterday unveiled 11 nominees for the Federal Circuit, the District Court and the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, of whom nine

The US Justice Department has said it would not rule out pursuing President Trump over his possible role in encouraging rioters to storm the US Capitol on Wednesday.

The governor of California has announced an immediate moratorium on the use of the death. Governor Gavin Newsom, who was sworn in at the start of the year, will today sign an executive order granting a reprieve to prisoners on death row and closing down the execution chamber at San Quentin State Pri

The US federal courts have warned they will run out of money next Friday because of the partial shutdown of the US government. US lawmakers have been unable to agree a federal budget because Democratic Party representatives will not agree to President Donald Trump's demand for $5.7 billion to build