James Holmes Insanity Plea Expected Today James Holmes, the Colorado suspect charged with multiple counts of murder, is expected to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday. Prosecutors are seeking the death...

  Pro-Gun Control Senators Look To Revive Background Check Bill Senators backing gun control are discussing ways to revise the defeated Senate background check bill in order to help win the votes they need to resuscitate the...

  Bipartisan Deal Reach On Gun Background Checks A bipartisan group of senators has struck a deal to expand gun background checks to all commercial sales — whether at gun shows, via the Internet or in any circumstance involving...

The judge in the case of Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes has delayed the trial until next February and acknowledged even that date might be pushed back, the Associated Press reports. The trial had been proposed for August. However, all sides agreed...

Prosecutors in a capital case must first persuade jurors of Mr. Holmes's guilt, then, in a separate proceeding,

      Death Penalty Decision Expected In James Holmes Case James Holmes, the man accused of shooting 70 people, killing 12, during a midnight attack at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last summer, will likely learn...

Supreme Court Likely To Advance Gay Marriage After two days of highly anticipated courtroom arguments about same-sex marriage, a sweeping ruling on gay rights seems unlikely from the U.S. Supreme Court. But when decisions in both cases come...

    Obama ‘Confident’ Immigration Bill Could Pass By Summer President Barack Obama pressed for swift action on a sweeping immigration bill Wednesday, saying last-minute obstacles are “resolvable” and predicting Congress could pass historic legislation by the...

Attorneys for Denver-area theater shooting suspect James Holmes have offered to have him plead guilty and be jailed for life to avoid the death penalty, KUSA-TV is reporting. The prosecution has not yet responded to the offer,...

Supreme Court Upholds Right To Resell Copyrighted Goods The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that copyrighted goods made abroad can lawfully be resold in the United States without obtaining permission from the copyright holder first, The Hill...