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Despite the long odds against scraping the new health law anytime soon, the head of a branch of the conservative think tank says the prospects of success are good, even if it takes another four years and a new Congress.

The New York MC, whose father is a gifted boxer turned community lawyer, gave up a promising career path of his own to rap full time.

Argentina recently passed a law that recognizes the right of transgender citizens to change the name and sex written on their ID cards and other documents, with no medical or legal procedures. Other countries have similar measures, but Argentina's law sets a new standard for making the process easy.

The Broward County School Board voted Wednesday to move ahead with legal action against a sweeping new education law, an initial step toward a court...

Eight weeks before the presidential election, new laws passed by Republican legislatures that concern who can vote and when remain in the hands of federal and state judges. The federal court trial over South Carolina's voter ID law raised questions about how such laws might be implemented.

Attorneys who specialize in bankruptcy law already are seeing an increase in business following changes in U.S. regulations on personal bankruptcy. The new rules, which make it more difficult for individuals to file for Chapter 7, go into effect this fall.

From the day a grand jury indicted former Sen. John Edwards on six felony charges nearly one year ago, the case drew jeers from election lawyers and government watchdogs. After a mistrial on most counts, the jury foreman says Congress should clarify campaign laws that were at the heart of the case.

The investigation of the leak that revealed the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame raises complicated questions that can't be immediately answered. Was a crime committed? Were Bush administration ethical standards breached?

Forty years ago, New York enacted tough laws in response to a wave of drug-related crime. They became known as the Rockefeller drug laws, and they set the standard for states looking to get tough on crime. But a new debate is under way over the effectiveness of such strict sentencing laws.

Rachel Martin speaks with law professor and constitutional scholar Kim Wehle about the timing and relevance of the House's upcoming vote on the impeachment process.