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Bankrupt energy company Enron Corporation has agreed to pay over $1.5 billion to settle claims that it gouged California, Oregon and Washington and companies such as Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co., and...

The trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza on 16 terrorism-related charges , including promoting the murder of Jews and others, began in London Tuesday. Hamza, who pleaded not guilty to all charges in January, was...

Leading Thursday's states brief, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today that the Seattle Times could count monetary losses it incurred during a 2000 strike in its effort to end its joint operating agreement with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...

Leading Friday's states brief, Florida Governor Jeb Bush Friday signed legislation overhauling Florida's state growth and development guidelines for the first time in twenty years. The legislation calls for $1.5 billion of state money to be spent...

Leading Friday's states brief, the Iowa Supreme Court today refused to address the ruling of a lower court that dissolved a Vermont civil union . The Supreme Court did not judge the merits of the legal claim...

As part of an administration effort to rally support for reauthorization of key provisions of the Patriot Act due to expire later this year , President Bush Thursday credited the Act with helping to secure the convictions of...

Following up a story reported this morning in JURIST's Paper Chase, states have already begun responding to the US Supreme Court's decision to grant Congress the power to criminalize the growth and use of marijuana for personal...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Friday, while acknowledging National Missing Children's Day , that a new federal website would provide state-by-state information on known sex offenders within two months. The website, with voluntary participation by...

Following up a 3-sentence order issued early last month , a panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday issued a full ruling upholding the US military's power to issue emergency "stop-loss" orders to...

KGW in Portland, Oregon, is reporting that a federal judge has just struck down Nebraska's ban on gay marriage, ruling that it interferes with the rights of gay couples and also with those of foster parents, adopted children and...