State courts usually deal with two types of cases, civil and criminal. Civil cases involve claims between private citizens (or business entities) seeking to vindicate their individual rights. The ...

As a part of our monthlong series on civil rights, our roundtable guests discuss how the U.S. court system brought about social change. Guests include Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the ...

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

In state courts, jury trials have likewise declined over the past decade. In most states, juries now decide just 1% to 2% of criminal and civil cases that come before the courts.

This Essay explores how civil courts function as sites of racial capitalism. The racial capitalism conceptual framework posits that capitalism requires racial inequality and relies on racialized ...

DUI court, drug court, mental health court, and veterans court are all different kinds of problem-solving courts. Rather than a separate court, the problem-solving courts are actually just a different ...

Civil courts have rapidly embraced technology, but those tools have largely benefited only those with legal representation, according to recent research.