A judge did not abuse his discretion by dismissing a juror in a criminal case who thought a detective sitting in the gallery was coaching a colleague on the witness stand “by shaking her head and making animated facial gestures,” a federal appeals court held.

A couple must face allegations by their former attorney that they dropped their marriage dissolution to avoid paying outstanding legal fees, a state appellate panel held.

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall.

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday broadened who can legally carry concealed weapons in the state, overturning a lower court’s ruling dealing with a man whose license was revoked due to a domestic violence conviction.

The families and injured in a collision of a train and car that killed two people in Chicago will receive a $12.25 million settlement approved by the Metra Board of Directors Wednesday.

A federal judge gave the go-ahead Thursday for a company that links up insurance adjusters with other professionals in the industry to pursue a lawsuit it filed in a dispute over a mobile app.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued 10 opinions Thursday in the final batch from its March term, including cases examining Rule 224, liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the safe roads amendment of the state constitution and the Tort Immunity Act.

A man who was acquitted after years in prison on a double murder conviction has a case for constitutional rights violations against several police and detectives he claims fabricated evidence and coerced a false confession from him, a federal judge held.