The U.S. Justice Department says Alabama is unnecessarily institutionalizing children with physical disabilities in nursing homes and hospitals

Donald Trump issued pardons for hundreds of people who were convicted of crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the United States Capitol. Those still serving time in prison saw their sentences commuted,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama children with physical disabilities are being unnecessarily institutionalized in nursing homes, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, warning it would file ...

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An undocumented Russellville woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for using a false identity to obtain passports and vote in multiple elections.

Immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general, until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi, can be confirmed by the Seante, a Justice Department official said on Monday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts of two women senators and two representatives from Alabama, the Congressional Black Caucus held a swearing-in ceremony this month before members took the oath of office for the 119th U.S. Congress.

Sitting in his Atlanta home office with his wife and fellow civil rights activist Arndrea Waters King, Martin Luther King III can’t help but reflect on a deep irony: Martin Luther King Jr. Day coincides with the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan.

An illegal migrant will serve five years in jail for assuming a false identity and voting in multiple U.S. elections,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state’s highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to public outcry from a mother who said that she was threatened with child protective services for bringing her nursing infant into court.

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency.

After years of flooding and two presidential administrations, homeowners in Shiloh say they are still waiting for state and federal agencies to make them whole.