The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner is being criticized by some for wrongly and unnecessarily delving into a time in Virginia history when it was legally permissible to own human beings.

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining European Union laws from Britain's statute book by the end of the year.

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A health lawyer explains what states can or cannot legally do when responding to cases of a communicable disease like measles.

By Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation

The rules that govern recreational marine fishing in the U.S. will get an overhaul due to a new law passed by Congress, and the country’s millions of anglers and the groups that stake their livelihoods on them hope the changes…

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press