From the beginning of the prosecution of the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, defense lawyer Eric Nelson laid out numerous paths to appeal the conviction—from the viral nature of the video of Floyd’s death to comments by a member of Congress as the case went to the jury.

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.