Reporters generally enjoy protection from being compelled to disclose confidential source information in legal actions…

Children born out of wedlock outside the United States to one citizen parent and one noncitizen parent face different requirements…

First enacted in 1925, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) was created as an alternative to the high costs and delays of litigation…

The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that no persons shall be compelled to be a witness against himself…

The Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures generally requires…

Children born out of wedlock outside the United States to one citizen parent and one noncitizen…

Governments and government agencies are potentially liable for accidents caused, in whole or in part, by defects in highway design and maintenance.

In most states, an individual who is injured by an employee’s negligent acts can generally sue the employer…

Although “loss of consortium” damages are traditionally associated with spousal relationships, modern cases have extended the right to recover them to parent-child relationships.

Medicare, established in 1965, is a federal health care plan for those 65 and older, in addition to certain persons under 65 (e.g., the disabled).