The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting others should be ...

Sarah Seo, a legal historian of 20th century US criminal justice, will join the NYU Law faculty this summer, Dean Troy ...

The keys to City Hall are up for grabs on Nov. 4, when all 13 City Council seats and the mayor’s office are up for election.

The University of Michigan will search for its 16th president following Santa Ono's announcement that he expects to step down ...

INVESTIGATES has learned the U.S. Department of Energy cancelled a $2 million research grant with the University of Minnesota ...

Kevin Washburn, College of Law professor and former dean, has been elected to the 2025 class of the American Academy of Arts ...

The House passes the Take It Down Act, targeting deepfake and revenge porn. Backed by Melania Trump, the bill now awaits the president's signature.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Grand Rapids Griffins play Tuesday night to get started in the playoffs. A first week BYE gave them an opportunity to add two ...

Turns out, though, that preemptive surrender is a lousy way to win power.

The University of Minnesota Senate approved a resolution Thursday to band together with Big Ten schools nationwide to fight against any action President Donald Trump’s administration takes against one ...

Thomas Gibson, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, has been named chancellor of the University of ...