The court was looking at a case involving Cisco Systems based around an obscure 18th century law on human rights abuses.

After sidestepping the issue four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to reckon with a question that global businesses and human rights groups want answered: whether ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it far more difficult for foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging serious ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a ...

WASHINGTON-In a case watched closely by human rights groups and business organizations alike, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to decide when foreigners can use U.S. courts to litigate over ...

A federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked a centuries-old wartime law to swiftly deport Venezuelan migrants, blocking one of his administration’s most ...

NEW YORK — Enforcement of South Carolina’s immigration law, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, was partially blocked by a federal court at the request of the U.S. government. U.S. District Judge Richard ...