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Advisers to US President-elect Barack Obama have begun working on a plan to hold criminal trials in US courts for a large number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, according to a Monday report by...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an injunction granted by a federal judge earlier this month ordering Michigan voting officials to reinstate on voter rolls the...

The US presidential campaigns of both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain are recruiting large numbers of lawyers to monitor and protect voters' rights in the upcoming national election, according to a New York Times report...

The Alaskan Legislative Council on Friday released a report finding that Alaskan Governor and current Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin violated the state's Executive Branch Ethics Act by allowing personal...

Thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from voter rolls against federal voting law, according to a New York Times report published Thursday. The report examined the actions of election officials in...

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday said his department is conducting an investigation into whether some investors used illegal methods to profit from recent declines in banking and insurance stocks. It is alleged that...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday that his administration had reached a settlement in a long-standing lawsuit over homeless families' right to use shelters throughout the city. The main lawsuit, McCain...

A bill overwriting judicial interpretations which have narrowed protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) awaits President Bush's signature following passage by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday....

Iowa's Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday that it has filed a complaint against meatpacking company Agriprocessors Inc. and its top officials for 9,311 child labor law violations. The alleged violations...

Former US lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy. Judge Ellen S. Huvelle of the US District Court for the District...