A federal appeals court rejected a lower court’s finding that a Civil War-era law protects Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R) and other politicians accused of insurrection, but deliberately kept alive the question of whether the 14th Amendment bars anyone who commits insurrection from seeking public office.

A federal appeals court in Chicago will hear oral arguments in an Indiana doctor’s bid to block a health-care system from requiring that workers get vaccinated against Covid-19 despite religious objections.

A Senate proposal to overhaul the way the FDA regulates diagnostics is raising questions over whether the agency has the resources it needs to undertake such a project.

A Supreme Court decision reviving a key interim carbon metric provides some relief from uncertainty while the Biden administration moves forward with new climate rules—but lower court hurdles still lie ahead, according to legal experts.

A Twitter Inc. investor sued the company and its would-be acquirer, Elon Musk, claiming the world’s richest man has intentionally raised public doubts about the proposed $44 billion takeover as part of a scheme to effectively reduce the transaction’s cost by manipulating the stock market.

Recent shootings at a Texas elementary school and New York grocery store have put a spotlight on Washington’s inaction on guns.