The US Supreme Court heard consolidated oral arguments Tuesday in Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Public Utility Dist. 1 , 06-1457 , and American Elec....
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block enforcement of an Arizona law that penalizes employers who hire illegal immigrants while opponents of the law appeal their case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official...
US District Judge Larry Burns sentenced former US defense contractor Brent Wilkes to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday for bribing now-former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham in exchange for almost $90 million...
A New Jersey civil union law has not been able to effectively ensure that same-sex couples receive the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples because of federal law, according to an official report issued Tuesday by...
Former Russian Atomic Minister Yevgeny Adamov was found guilty in Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court Tuesday of fraud and abuse of office for his involvement in a corruption scheme which misappropriated millions of dollars of...
US District Judge Reggie B. Walton Tuesday threatened to hold a reporter in contempt of court if she continues to violate an August 2007 order to testify about government sources who provided five reporters...
The government of Uganda has reached an agreement with the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to establish a war crimes court to prosecute crimes against humanity committed during Uganda's civil war [BBC...
A committee appointed by the military government of Myanmar has completed work on a new draft constitution, state media reported Tuesday. The document was drafted by a 54-member constitution-drafting commission appointed by the junta, despite calls...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear five cases , including Herring v. United States (07-513) , where the Court will decide whether evidence seized during a...
The Federal Magistrate Court of Australia Tuesday relaxed certain control order restrictions against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks , permitting him to reside anywhere in the country subject to approval from the...