Saddam Hussein appeared in court Wednesday, despite an earlier vow not to attend future proceedings in his genocide trial, and looked on as presiding Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa called a final witness for the...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Tuesday that it will appeal a November ruling ordering the agency to reinstate certain housing payments for victims of Hurricane Katrina ...

Australia's Federal Court has agreed to hold a hearing next week to consider a petition filed Wednesday by lawyers for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks . Hicks' lawyers have asked the court...

A US District Court judge has refused to entertain a motion to stay the execution of Saddam Hussein that was filed by Italian advocate Giovanni di Stefano , an advisor to Hussein's...

Lawyers for several Chinese detainees still held at Guantanamo Bay have filed a lawsuit in US federal court seeking their release due to the flawed process by which they were determined to be enemy combatants. The...

The US military is close to charging at least five US Marines in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November, a military spokesperson said late Tuesday. Though specific details have not yet...

Doe v. Rabago, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, December 5, 2006 [ruling that the Kamehameha Schools, a private school that accepts no federal funding, can utilize as admissions policy that gives priority to Native Hawaiian students before...

Lopez v. Gonzales, United States Supreme Court, December 5, 2006 [ruling that immigrants convicted of conduct that is a felony under state law but is only a misdemeanor under the Controlled Substance Act are not subject to deportation under the...

Finland's parliament voted to ratify the proposed European Constitution Tuesday, taking steps toward becoming the 16th country to ratify the charter as Finland's six-month presidency of the European Union comes to a close....

Michael Sata , Zambia's opposition leader and head of the Patriotic Front , was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making false declarations on August 11 concerning his assets in his presidential candidate form. If convicted, Sata faces a...