The California Supreme Court has declined to take up the latest appeal by the city of Chula Vista over the long-running litigation over the public release of drone video collected by police. All that’s left to litigate is how much the city will pay the plaintiff’s lawyers.

The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system, as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await a ruling. A new, independent body will be established, staffed by independent adjudicators, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly.

A Washington, D.C., appellate court on Thursday declined to suspend the law license of a former lead federal prosecutor in the unsolved, headline-grabbing 2001 Chandra Levy murder case, instead placing the lawyer on probationary status.

An Alabama appeals court today again rejected a request by Joey Wilson to revisit his capital murder case, the notorious 1996 cell phone murders.

On Friday, attorneys argued before the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals judges Eileen T. Gallagher, Emanuella D. Groves and Deena R. Calabrese.

A recent ruling by a Washington state appeals court found that firearm surrender orders in alleged domestic violence cases are constitutional. However, InvestigateWest found that not all courts

The court affirmed the decision of a lower court denying a temporary injunction barring enforcement of state assault weapons laws.

A federal appeals court blocked the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to make cancelling memberships easier. Adam J. Levitin, a Georgetown Law professor, joins CBS News with more.