The High Court ruled judges have immunity from civil suits, overturning a $309,000 award to a man who was wrongly imprisoned by Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta.

Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta had been held personally liable for wrongly jailing a man during a divorce case.

The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team can sue the federal government for the error. Just over six hours after the justices ...

The English Court of Appeal has ruled that the English courts have jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by a group of migrant workers against ...

The High Court has allowed appeals in a case after a judge was held personally liable for wrongly jailing a man during a ...

A judge who wrongly jailed a man during divorce proceedings is set to learn from the nation's top court whether he'll bear ...

From Judge Tiffany Cartwright (W.D. Wash.) in Friday's Jan v. People Media Project: Plaintiff Almog Meir Jan is an Israeli citizen who was kidnapped on ...

On the Friday morning before Donald Trump’s inauguration, employees at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division were ...

false imprisonment, and assault and battery. Typically, the federal government is immune from lawsuits, but the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) waives that immunity if the lawsuit is against a federal ...

Obregon was wanted for kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery and more. An arrest warrant had been issued for his arrest earlier in the week. KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. - A 43-year-old Salem man was ...

A Silicon Valley CEO was arrested on several charges after police said a woman accused an investment firm mogul of attacking and raping her in downtown San Francisco. ERAS Holdings CEO Andrei ...