There was a legal maxim in England during the Middle Ages that “The King can do no wrong.” That ancient doctrine has come ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an “arm of the State” of New Jersey, and it cannot claim sovereign immunity against personal injury ...

MADISON, Wis. (CN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court considered the sovereign immunity of the Menominee tribe on Monday, and whether a property association’s restrictive covenants can control how the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Fiona McFarland debating her sovereign immunity bill on April 8, 2025, in the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo via the ...

HC ordered fresh adjudication of 24-year-old compensation claim in a minor’s death case after finding that tribunal had ...

The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, the headquarters of the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco. (Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Courthouse News) (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ...

The state of Maryland has waived sovereign immunity for claims by a Baltimore check-cashing business seeking payment on “substitute” checks issued by the state, the Maryland Supreme Court held Friday.

Legislation to expand Florida's wrongful death laws is progressing in the state House. (iStock /Getty Images Plus) The Florida House once again this year is charging ahead with sweeping changes to ...

A federal judge has ordered the city of McKinney to pay almost $60,000 plus interest to 81-year-old Vicki Baker. Why the big payday? Baker’s home was torn apart by a SWAT team during a 2020 police ...

The U.S. Postal Service cannot be sued for damages for intentionally failing to deliver mail, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision released Tuesday. The majority opinion, written by Justice ...