Backlogs swelled in the nation's immigration courts for the seventh year in a row, growing by an additional 10,266 cases.

Jodi Arias is back in court today in a closed hearing regarding her death penalty case.

In Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County, about 75 percent of the 1,800 people brought up on human-trafficking conspiracy charges were actually charged with conspiring to smuggle themselves.

Migrants passing through Mexico on their way to the United States are often targets for organized crime. About 6 out of every 10 women are raped on their journey.

Amanda Bynes has been postponing her appearance in court for her DUI case, but her attorney thinks she is not mentally fit to go back to court.

Lawyers say it is "unlikely" that a judge will grant the request.

Court rules that Spanish-speaking suspects must receive correctly translated Miranda Rights.

Jodi Arias is looking to get her eligibility for the death penalty waived.

The judge presiding over the Zimmerman trial walked out of court as the defense was speaking.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a longtime advocate for the rights of same-sex marriages, had earlier tried to introduce an amendment to the immigration reform bill extending green card rights to foreign-born spouses. The Supreme Court's ruling on DOMA effectively does what Leahy had sought to codify in his amendment.

Obama calls the plaintiffs in the gay marriage case to congratulate them on the Supreme Court victory.

The Supreme Court struck down Section Three of the Defense of Marriage Act, which had denied federal benefits to same-sex marriages. It also ruled that opponents of same-sex marriage did not have "standing" to appeal a lower-court ruling that overturned California’s ban.

Casey Anthony is facing more legal troubles like bankruptcy and lawsuits for defamation of character.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to limit the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, a federal law created to protect minority voters. The ruling is considered a huge blow to civil rights activists.

Sarah Murnaghan received a lung transplant after a judge allowed the child to get adult donor lungs.

The Supreme Court denied a dying woman from El Salvador an abortion that would save her life.

Unconfirmed reports say the playoffs are "currently making extraordinary demands on [Duncan] and hopefully will continue to make those demands for the next 30 or so days."

Court ruled that photos taken of Osama Bin Laden after he was killed can remain classified

The jury deciding the fate of Jodi Arias cried as Travis Alexander's siblings recounted their suffering over the loss of their brother.

The kids will stay with Richards while their mother is in rehab.

Monday Judge James Dabney approved Lindsay Lohan's stay at Betty Ford but stated she cannot leave the facility during her stay.

The Constitutional Tribunal of Bolivia has ruled that as Morales served his first term before the 2009 constitution's two-term limit came into effect, he can pursue a third term as president.

Gawker refuses to remove a written description of a leaked Hulk Hogan sex tape. The site had previously taken down an excerpt of the 30-minute video.

The appearance of Princess Cristina of Spain before the judge has been postpone without a set date.

California's Proposition 8 is the subject of a lawsuit before the Supreme Court that will decide whether gay marriage is protected under the 14th Amendment.

The Supreme Court in Mexico will review the case of a French woman who was guilty of kidnapping and sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Today, in part 767 of our on going saga, "The Trials and Tribulations of Being Lindsay Lohan," our heroin has her accounts seized by the IRS.

A civil court in Mexico entered a preliminary $2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo Inc for breach of contract involving a yellow pages listings service, Yahoo said on Friday.

A Russian court ruled on Thursday that video footage of the Pussy Riot punk group protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a church was "extremist" and should be removed from websites.

Colombia has withdrawn from a treaty that binds it to the U.N. International Court of Justice in anger at a ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.