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Officer Rafael Ramos is being remembered at a service at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens a week after he and his partner were fatally shot in an unprovoked attack.

People often ask me whether something is constitutional. I often respond by asking what they mean. Our Constitution is only as good as the people handling…

Ferguson, Mo., will have its first mayoral election since 2014, when a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old African-American. Some worry a slow pace of change will affect voter turnout.

Syed's lawyers say he poses no threat of violence or flight. Syed is waiting for a new trial, after a judge agreed that an attorney mishandled his 2000 murder case — the topic of the hit podcast.

Jacob Frey acknowledges a need to shift a culture that has "failed black and brown people" for years. But he says calling for the dismantling of police without an alternative in place is "not a plan."

With Judge David Tatel stepping down, and Judge Merrick Garland set to become Attorney General, expect Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill one of the slots. She's also a potential Supreme Court nominee.

The Justice Department says it is looking into claims that Harvard University holds Asian-American applicants to higher standards than black and Latino students.

The new federal lawsuit against California escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

Polls show that Americans broadly support the concept of affirmative action but oppose preferential treatment for minorities in college admissions.

The violence exploded outside a funeral home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, where investigators say they found at least 60 shell casings.