Zumpano v. Quinn, New York Court of Appeals, February 21, 2006 .Read the full text of...

MacPherson v. Department of Administrative Services, Supreme Court of Oregon, February 21, 2006 [ruling requiring the state government to either provide compensation to landowners for reductions of property value caused by certain land use regulations or not to apply such...

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled 5-2 Tuesday that an illegal immigrant's status as an undocumented worker does not preclude his ability to recover lost earnings. Illegal immigrant Gorgonio Balbuena was injured at...

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has said that the state of California has decided to postpone indefinitely the execution of condemned killer Michael Morales , initially delayed late Monday after two anesthesiologists refused to take part...

In Tuesday's environmental news, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases that challenge the limits of the Clean Water Act (CWA) . The court heard consolidated arguments in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell...

US District Judge James Spencer Tuesday denied a US Department of Justice request to hold additional hearings on the impact an impending shutdown of the BlackBerry wireless email network could have on government...

A lawyer representing Zacarias Moussaoui said Tuesday he would seek to compel the testimony of US Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) , recently subpoenaed by the defense as a witness to the extent of...

The Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a controversial property rights compensation law, reversing a circuit court decision and declaring the law constitutional. The law, known as Measure 37 , requires the government...

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has said he will veto House Bill 1318 , a bill that would require voters to provide identification at the polls in order to vote. Noting that voter turnout in elections is currently...

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn could use the statute of limitations as a defense in two sexual abuse cases. In one case the...