The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the United States ...

A U.S. Supreme Court decision more than two centuries ago grants the federal courts power to decide if laws and orders ...

But it was the Romans who developed a working model of checks and balances. The constitution of the Roman republic was ...

US Vice President J.D. Vance recently declared that “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” This ...

A U.S. federal judge in Rhode Island has declared President Donald Trump in violation of his order to release billions of ...

The Wallace House in Harpersville was built using enslaved labor in 1841. Now a center for education, a local artist has used the grounds to tell a new story.

Owambe, a four-day Black History Month festival, celebrates history, culture and the arts. Jessica Fairley stopped by “News 5 This Morning” to discuss the free ...

WASHINGTON — When it comes to respecting the rulings of courts, President Donald Trump has been of two minds. If the decision goes his way, as it did when the Supreme Court ruled 11 months ago that ...

The US government has had the authority to check the authority of its branches since 1803. The checks and balances mechanism ...

Local retired judges and attorneys spoke Wednesday to clarify how the U.S. government works. Attorney Mark Bryant and former ...

JD Vance's judicial branch challenge risks a constitutional crisis as he criticizes judges willing to stop Donald Trump and ...