Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes last May, was convicted of second-degree murder in his politically explosive trial.

A U.S.-driven effort to reach a global accord on taxing big tech companies’ overseas profits is getting bogged down over ensnaring one firm in particular: Amazon.com Inc.

Justice Department lawyers told the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant “windfalls” to people challenging their federal gun convictions following a 2019 high court ruling.

Limitations on Covid-19 liability lawsuits are getting an extended lifespan in several states, as the pandemic drags on and business groups continue to warn of a possible wave of litigation.

The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it would offer employers 22,000 additional seasonal guestworker visas in coming months despite a last-ditch effort by leading U.S. unions to stop the move.

The Biden administration has begun recasting environmental litigation as it reviews the government’s position in existing cases and adopts new policies already under attack by Republicans.